The forecasting ocean assimilation model (Foam) system

Ocean Weather Forecasting: An Integrated View of Oceanography

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 397-411

  Bell, Michael J ^a   Barciela, Rosa ^a   Hines, Adrian ^a   Martin, Matt ^a   Sellar, Alistair ^a   Storkey, David ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessments; data assimilation; Operational ocean forecasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748364728     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4028-8_15     Document Type: Chapter

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