An Observing system simulation experiment for an optimal moored instrument array in the tropical Indian Ocean

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3284-3299

  Ballabrera Poy, Joaquim ^a   Hackert, Eric ^a   Murtugudde, Raghu ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KALMAN FILTERS; MOORING; SEA LEVEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTABILITY; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; OBSERVING SYSTEM SIMULATION EXPERIMENT; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ARRAY; DESIGN; KALMAN FILTER; MOORING SYSTEM; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 34547129326     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4149.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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