@article{fdi:010066108, title = {{T}he {O}cean {R}eanalyses {I}ntercomparison {P}roject ({ORA}-{IP})}, author = {{B}almaseda, {M}. {A}. and {H}ernandez, {F}abrice and {S}torto, {A}. and {P}almer, {M}. {D}. and {A}lves, {O}. and {S}hi, {L}. and {S}mith, {G}. {C}. and {T}oyoda, {T}. and {V}aldivieso, {M}. and {B}arnier, {B}. and {B}ehringer, {D}. and {B}oyer, {T}. and {C}hang, {Y}. {S}. and {C}hepurin, {G}. {A}. and {F}erry, {N}. and {F}orget, {G}. and {F}ujii, {Y}. and {G}ood, {S}. and {G}uinehut, {S}. and {H}aines, {K}. and {I}shikawa, {Y}. and {K}eeley, {S}. and {K}ohls, {A}. and {L}ee, {T}. and {M}artin, {M}. {J}. and {M}asina, {S}. and {M}asuda, {S}. and {M}eyssignac, {B}. and {M}ogensen, {K}. and {P}arent, {L}. and {P}eterson, {K}. {A}. and {T}ang, {Y}. {M}. and {Y}in, {Y}. and {V}ernieres, {G}. and {W}ang, {X}. and {W}aters, {J}. and {W}edd, {R}. and {W}ang, {O}. and {X}ue, {Y}. and {C}hevallier, {M}. and {L}emieux, {J}. {F}. and {D}upont, {F}. and {K}uragano, {T}. and {K}amachi, {M}. and {A}waji, {T}. and {C}altabiano, {A}. and {W}ilmer-{B}ecker, {K}. and {G}aillard, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{U}ncertainty in ocean analysis methods and deficiencies in the observing system are major obstacles for the reliable reconstruction of the past ocean climate. {T}he variety of existing ocean reanalyses is exploited in a multi-reanalysis ensemble to improve the ocean state estimation and to gauge uncertainty levels. {T}he ensemble-based analysis of signal-to-noise ratio allows the identification of ocean characteristics for which the estimation is robust (such as tropical mixedlayer-depth, upper ocean heat content), and where large uncertainty exists (deep ocean, {S}outhern {O}cean, sea ice thickness, salinity), providing guidance for future enhancement of the observing and data assimilation systems.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {{GODAE} {O}cean{V}iew {P}art 1}, journal = {{J}ournal of {O}perational {O}ceanography}, volume = {8}, numero = {{S}uppl. 1 (no sp{\'e}cial)}, pages = {{S}80--{S}97}, ISSN = {1755-876{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/1755876x.2015.1022329}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066108}, }