1/32° real-time global ocean prediction and value-added over 1/16° resolution

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 3-26

  Shriver, J F ^a   Hurlburt, H E ^a   Smedstad, O M ^b   Wallcraft, A J ^a   Rhodes, R C ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PLANNING SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Global ocean prediction; Ocean forecast verification; Prediction of mesoscale variability

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; RADIOMETERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SATELLITES;

DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL OCEAN PREDICTION; MESOSCALE VARIABILITY; OCEAN FORECAST VERIFICATION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; GLOBAL OCEAN; RADIOMETER; REAL TIME; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33846933219     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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