Global and regional ocean thermal analysis systems

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-75

  Cummings, James A ^a   Szczechowski, Carl ^b   Carnes, Michael ^c  

^a Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center   (United States)

^b NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULAR OCEAN DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (MODAS); OPTIMUM THERMAL INTERPOLATION SYSTEM (OTIS); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL/REGIONAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SST; THERMAL STRUCTURE; US NAVY;

EID: 0031103453     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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