Evaluation of the U.S. Navy's Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System (MODAS) using South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX) data

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1007-1021

  Chu, Peter C ^a   Guihua, Wang ^a   Fan, Chenwu ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Data assimilation; Halocline; MODAS; Root mean square error; Skill score; South China Sea Monsoon Experiment; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

MODELING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 22844437123     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-005-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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