Optimization of the Assimilation Scheme of Directional Wave Spectra in Wave Model WAM: Application to Real ASAR-ENVISAT Wave Spectra

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1451-1456

  Aouf, Lotfi ^a   Lefèvre, Jean Michel ^a   Hauser, Danièle ^b  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis; ASAR ENVISAT; Assimilation; Autocorrelation function; Frequency cut off; Wave forecast; Wave model WAM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND EFFECTS;

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE FUNCTIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0942288320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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