Assimilation of TOPEX/Poseidon data into a seasonal forecast system

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth and Geodesy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-374

  Segschneider, J ^a   Alves, J ^a   Anderson, D ^a   Balmaseda, M ^a   Stockdale, T ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 0032784206     PISSN: 14641895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1895(99)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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