Problems in RMSE-based wave model validations

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-58

  Mentaschi, L ^a,b   Besio, G ^a   Cassola, F ^a,b,c   Mazzino, A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^c CINFAI Consortium   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; Model validation; RMSE; Scatter index; WAVEWATCH III

Indexed keywords

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODEL VALIDATION; RMSE; SCATTER INDEX; WAVEWATCH-III;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

NUMERICAL MODELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WAVE MODELING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84883634771     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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