Introduction
The "historical validation" consists of assessing numerical simulations over the last 3 years (2009-2011) using available observations, such as satellite products (SST, SLA) and in situ data (T/S profiles from Argo floats, CTD, XBT, fixed moorings, drifters and gliders).
A quantitative comparison of the hindcast simulations against observations is necessary to assess the simulation over a wider range of spatial and temporal scales, to quantify the possible simulation biases, to determine their origins, and to improve simulations doing sensitivity tests on model parameters (atmospheric forcing, resolution, numerical scheme, parametrisations ...).
Improving hindcast simulations will allow to produce a better forecast ocean system, to study and to understand ocean physical processes in well simulated regions and to address climate studies.
Adequate statistics are thus being developed to assess the simulations over several spatial and temporal scales, in different dynamical sub-regions (Alboran Sea, Balearic Sea, Gulf of Lion, Algerian and Algero-Provencal basins), in different depth boxes (coastal areas, shelves and "open" sea), in key sections (Balearic Channels, Corsica Channel, ...) and in case studies (events).
Results
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