@article{fdi:010066107, title = {{R}ecent progress in performance evaluations and near real-time assessment of operational ocean products}, author = {{H}ernandez, {F}abrice and {B}lockley, {E}. and {B}rassington, {G}. {B}. and {D}avidson, {F}. and {D}ivakaran, {P}. and {D}revillon, {M}. and {I}shizaki, {S}. and {G}arcia-{S}otillo, {M}. and {H}ogan, {P}. {J}. and {L}agemaa, {P}. and {L}evier, {B}. and {M}artin, {M}. and {M}ehra, {A}. and {M}ooers, {C}. and {F}erry, {N}. and {R}yan, {A}. and {R}egnier, {C}. and {S}ellar, {A}. and {S}mith, {G}. {C}. and {S}ofianos, {S}. and {S}pindler, {T}. and {V}olpe, {G}. and {W}ilkin, {J}. and {Z}aron, {E}. {D}. and {Z}hang, {A}. {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}perational ocean forecast systems provide routine marine products to an ever-widening community of users and stakeholders. {T}he majority of users need information about the quality and reliability of the products to exploit them fully. {H}ence, forecast centres have been developing improved methods for evaluating and communicating the quality of their products. {G}lobal {O}cean {D}ata {A}ssimilation {E}xperiment ({GODAE}) {O}cean{V}iew, along with the {C}opernicus {E}uropean {M}arine {C}ore {S}ervice and other national and international programmes, has facilitated the development of coordinated validation activities among these centres. {N}ew metrics, assessing a wider range of ocean parameters, have been defined and implemented in real-time. {A}n overview of recent progress and emerging international standards is presented here.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {O}perational {O}ceanography}, volume = {8}, numero = {2}, pages = {{S}221--{S}238}, ISSN = {1755-876{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/1755876x.2015.1050282}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066107}, }