On determining initial conditions and parameters in a simple coupled atmosphere-ocean model by adjoint data assimilation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 534-544

  Lu, Jingxi ^a   Hsieh, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; DATA ASSIMILATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 0032469985     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1998.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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