Altimetric assimilation in a Mediterranean general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C5, 1997, Pages 10509-10523

  Drakopoulos, P G ^a   Haines, K ^b   Wu, P ^b  

^a Institute of Marine Biology   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; DATA ASSIMILATION; OGCM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0030726527     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00367     Document Type: Article

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