Assimilation scheme of the Mediterranean Forecasting System: Operational implementation

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART I, 2003, Pages 189-204

  Demirov, E ^a   Pinardi, N ^b   Fratianni, C ^a   Tonani, M ^a   Giacomelli, L ^b   De Mey, P ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

General (marginal and semi enclosed seas; numerical modeling; ocean prediction); Oceanography

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; SEA LEVEL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0038579371     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-189-2003     Document Type: Article

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