
The National Marine Environment Forecast Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China officially released version 2.0 of the "Mazu" ocean forecast numerical model at the main forum of the 11th World Mazu Cultural Forum held in Putian, Fujian Province on November 1, marking another major breakthrough in the ocean forecast "chip" project.
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The Ministry of Natural Resources of China successfully developed version 1.0 of the "Mazu·Ocean Current" and "Mazu·Wave" numerical models in 2021 and 2023 respectively.
China News Service, Putian, November 1 (Ye Qiuyun) The National Marine Environment Forecasting Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China officially released version 2.0 of the "Mazu" ocean forecast numerical model at the main forum of the 11th World Mazu Cultural Forum held in Putian, Fujian on November 1.
According to reports, this version is oriented to deep-sea polar exploration and maritime safety assurance. It has achieved important upgrades in global variable-resolution numerical simulations, physical dynamic framework updates, sea ice and marine ecological application scenario expansion, and large-scale parallel computing. It marks another major breakthrough in the ocean forecast "chip" project of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China.
After the "Mazu" ocean forecast model was upgraded to version 2.0, the forecast resolution has been further improved, the application scenarios have been further expanded, the level of autonomy and controllability has been further enhanced, and the overall performance has reached the internationally advanced level.
Ocean numerical models are an important support for understanding the ocean, developing the ocean, and preventing and reducing disasters. The Ministry of Natural Resources of China successfully developed version 1.0 of the "Mazu·Ocean Current" and "Mazu·Wave" numerical models in 2021 and 2023 respectively. In 2024, since the code of the "Mazu" ocean forecast model was officially open sourced at the 9th World Mazu Cultural Forum, it has been fully deployed in China's coastal provincial ocean forecast institutions and has been promoted and applied internationally.
According to reports, the National Marine Environment Forecast Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China will explore the coordinated development of the "Mazu" ocean forecast model and artificial intelligence, continue to expand the physical framework and application scenarios of the model, strengthen model inspection and evaluation, further promote the assimilation and analysis of domestic ocean satellite data, and form a full-chain independent and controllable ocean forecast business capability.
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