Study of the combined effects of data assimilation and grid nesting in ocean models - Application to the Gulf of Lions

Ocean Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-222

  Vandenbulcke, L ^a   Barth, A ^b   Rixen, M ^c   Alvera Azcarate, A ^b   Ben Bouallegue, Z ^a   Beckers, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33750535806     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-2-213-2006     Document Type: Article

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