Ocean Science www.ocean-sci.net 1812-0784 1812-0792 6 2 2010 10.5194/os-6-595-2010 http://www.ocean-sci.net/6/595/2010/ http://www.ocean-sci.net/6/595/2010/os-6-595-2010.html http://www.ocean-sci.net/6/595/2010/os-6-595-2010.pdf 595 604 2010-06-23 Super-ensemble techniques applied to wave forecast: performance and limitations F. Lenartz fabian.lenartz@gmail.com J.-M. Beckers J. Chiggiato B. Mourre C. Troupin L. Vandenbulcke M. Rixen NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy Université de Liège – GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), Allée du 6-Août 17, 4000 Liège, Belgium Nowadays, several operational ocean wave forecasts are available for a same region. These predictions may considerably differ, and to choose the best one is generally a difficult task. The super-ensemble approach, which consists in merging different forecasts and past observations into a single multi-model prediction system, is evaluated in this study. 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