Evaluation of ocean models using observed and simulated drifter trajectories: Impact of sea surface height on synthetic profiles for data assimilation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Barron, Charlie N ^a   Smedstad, Lucy F ^a   Dastugue, Jan M ^a   Smedstad, Ole Martin ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PLANNING SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TRAJECTORIES;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DRIFTER; OCEANIC CURRENT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

EID: 34548623074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003982     Document Type: Article

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