The effects of assimilation on the physics of an ocean model. Part I: Theoretical model and barotropic results

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 897-909

  Woodgate, Rebecca A ^a   Killworth, Peter D ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001591762     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0897:TEOAOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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