Background errors in a global wave model determined from altimeter data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-24

  Greenslade, Diana J M ^a   Young, Ian R ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Background errors; Data assimilation; Waves

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 22844457480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002324     Document Type: Article

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