Ocean data assimilation, initialization, and predictions of ENSO with a coupled GCM

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 6 II, 1999, Pages 1187-1207

  Schneider, Edwin K ^a   Huang, Bohua ^a   Zhu, Zhengxin ^a   Dewitt, David G ^a   Kinter III, James L ^a   Kirtman, Ben P ^a   Shukla, J ^a  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032716855     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<1187:odaiap>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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