The Sicily Channel Regional Model forecasting system: Initial boundary conditions sensitivity and case study evaluation

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Gabersek S ^a,b   Sorgente, R ^c   Natale, S ^a   Ribotti, A ^c   Olita, A ^a   Astraldi, M ^d   Borghini, M ^d  

^a IMC International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; ELEVATION; FORECASTING METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 33846656943     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-31-2007     Document Type: Article

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