Ecosystem model complexity versus physical forcing: Quantification of their relative impact with assimilated Arabian Sea data

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 5-7, 2006, Pages 576-600

  Friedrichs, Marjorie A M ^a,b   Hood, Raleigh R ^c   Wiggert, Jerry D ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Biogeochemical model complexity; Data assimilation; Marine ecosystem modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; OCEAN CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ARABIAN SEA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODEL COMPLEXITY; DATA ASSIMILATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM MODELING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA ASSIMILATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GLOBAL OCEAN; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33744996008     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.026     Document Type: Article

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