Data assimilation experiments in the Gulf Stream Region: How useful are satellite-derived surface data for nowcasting the subsurface fields?

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1379-1391

  Ezer, Tal ^a   Mellor, George L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001296937     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<1379:DAEITG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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