The naval research laboratory role in naval ocean prediction

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 67-79

  Harding, J M ^a   Carnes, M C ^a   Preller, R H ^a   Rhodes, R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

NAVAL RESEARCH; OCEAN PREDICTION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DATA ASSIMILATION; NAVAL APPLICATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033493795     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.33.3.8     Document Type: Article

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