Comparison and validation of global and regional ocean forecasting systems
for the South China Sea

Zhu, Xueming; Wang, Hui; Liu, Guimei; Régnier, Charly; Kuang, Xiaodi; Wang, Dakui; Ren, Shihe; Jing, Zhiyou; Drévillon, Marie

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1639-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1639-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1639-2016

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20 Jul 2016

Research article |

| 20 Jul 2016

Comparison and validation of global and regional ocean forecasting systems for the South China Sea

Xueming Zhu, Hui Wang, Guimei Liu, Charly Régnier, Xiaodi Kuang, Dakui Wang, Shihe Ren, Zhiyou Jing, and Marie Drévillon

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee comment by Letizia Lusito (letizia.lusito@cmcc.it)', Letizia Lusito, 31 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'reply to RC1 by Letizia Lusito', xueming zhu, 20 Apr 2016
RC2: 'general comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Apr 2016
- EC1: 'Revised manuscript by Anonymous Referee #2', Ivan Federico, 03 May 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2: 'general comments', Anonymous Referee #2', xueming zhu, 08 May 2016

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This paper examined the performances of two operational ocean forecasting systems, Mercator Océan in France and SCSOFS in China, based on observed satellite and in situ data obtained in 2012. The comparison and validation are focused on the ocean circulations, the structures of temperature and salinity, and some mesoscale activities in the South China Sea. Finally, some recommendations have been proposed for both systems to improve their performances in the near future.