Global ocean circulation during 1992-1997, estimated from ocean observations and a general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2002, Pages

  Stammer, D ^a   Wunsch, C ^b   Giering, R ^c   Eckert, C ^b   Heimbach, P ^b   Marotzke, J ^d   Adcroft, A ^b   Hill, C N ^b   Marshall, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FastOpt GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Data synthesis; Numerical modeling; Ocean circulation; State estimation

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037107217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000888     Document Type: Article

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