@article{fdi:010066109, title = {{GODAE} {O}cean{V}iew inter-comparison for the {A}ustralian region}, author = {{D}ivakaran, {P}. and {B}rassington, {G}. {B}. and {R}yan, {A}. {G}. and {R}egnier, {C}. and {S}pindler, {T}. and {M}ehra, {A}. and {H}ernandez, {F}abrice and {S}mith, {G}. {C}. and {L}iu, {Y}. and {D}avidson, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his paper compares the performance of short-range operational ocean forecasts, using 'observational space' metrics developed under {GODAE} {O}cean{V}iew ({GOV}). {B}est estimates (behind the real-time analysis) and forecasts are intercompared for the {A}ustralian region (0-50{S}, 90-180{E}) for 2013. {S}ystems considered include those developed in {A}ustralia, {F}rance, {C}anada, {U}nited {K}ingdom and {USA}. {E}ach system is compared to observations of along-track sea level anomaly, sea surface temperature observations from surface drifters and sub-surface {A}rgo profiles of temperature and salinity. {T}he {UK} operational system generally has the smallest errors for sea surface temperature and sea level anomaly for the {A}ustralian region. {H}owever, the {F}rench systems outperform others in sub-surface temperature and salinity for the region. {O}f the two products provided by the {A}ustralian centre, an ensemble based approach is found to perform better than the deterministic system, having higher skill and lower root mean square errors. {S}ome of the 'better' results of systems can be attributed in part to the lack of independence of the reference observations; however the study does demonstrate the feasibility and robustness of {GOV} global ocean inter-comparison efforts for regional applications.}, keywords = {{AUSTRALIE} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {O}perational {O}ceanography}, volume = {8}, numero = {1}, pages = {{S}112--{S}126}, ISSN = {1755-876{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/1755876x.2015.1022333}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066109}, }