The operational Australian Bluelink ocean forecast system is used to transform physical oceanographic observations into coherent analyses and predictions. These analyses and predictions form the basis for information services about the marine environment and its ecosystem, and can provide boundary data for weather predictions. Bluelink information services are available to marine industries (e.g. commercial fishing, aquaculture, shipping, oil and gas, renewable energy), government agencies (e.g. search and rescue, defence, coastal management, environmental protection), and other stakeholders (e.g. recreation, water sports, artisanal and sport fishing) who depend on timely and accurate information about the marine environment. This review highlights the last 15 years of Bluelink achievements delivering mesoscale (eddy-resolving) to sub-mesoscale and short- to medium-range (days to weeks) ocean forecasts and reanalyses. Key achievements include the development of a global ocean forecasting and reanalysis system, a relocatable ocean-atmosphere model and a littoral zone analysis and forecasting capability. Beyond the traditional short-term forecasting of physical ocean properties (temperature, salinity, surface height, currents, waves), marine activities such as water quality and habitat management as well as climate monitoring increasingly rely on operational oceanographic data and products. These are areas of active research of the Bluelink team in collaboration with national and international partners.

可操作的澳大利亚Bluelink海洋预报系统用于将物理海洋学观测结果转化为连贯的分析和预测。这些分析和预测构成了有关海洋环境及其生态系统信息服务的基础，并且可以为天气预报提供边界数据。Bluelink信息服务可用于海洋工业（例如商业捕鱼，水产养殖，航运，石油和天然气，可再生能源），政府机构（例如搜索和救援，国防，沿海管理，环境保护）以及其他利益相关者（例如娱乐，水）运动，手工和运动钓鱼），它们依赖于有关海洋环境的及时，准确的信息。这篇评论重点介绍了Bluelink在过去15年中所取得的成就，将中尺度（涡旋分解）应用到了亚中尺度和短至中程（几天至几周）的海洋预报和再分析。关键成就包括开发全球海洋预报和再分析系统，可重定位的海洋-大气模型以及沿海地区分析和预报能力。除了传统的海洋物理性质（温度，盐度，表面高度，水流，波浪）的短期预报之外，诸如水质和栖息地管理以及气候监测等海洋活动越来越依赖于可操作的海洋学数据和产品。这些是Bluelink团队与国家和国际合作伙伴合作进行的积极研究领域。