A rapid response nowcast/forecast system using multiply nested ocean models and distributed data systems

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-66

  Onken, Reiner ^a,e   Robinson, Allan R ^b   Kantha, Lakshmi ^c   Lozano, Carlos J ^b   Haley, Patrick J ^b   Carniel, Sandro ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^e NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distributed systems; Nesting; Ocean forecasting; Operational oceanography; Real time modeling

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; FORECASTING; INTERNET; LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COLORADO UNIVERSITY PRINCETON OCEAN MODEL (CUPOM); DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HARVARD OCEAN PREDICTION SYSTEM (HOPS); REAL-TIME MODELING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

FORECASTING METHOD; MODELING; OCEAN;

HUMULUS LUPULUS;

EID: 19444375496     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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