On model validation for meso/submesoscale currents: Metrics and application to ROMS off Central California

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 209-225

  Ivanov, L M ^a   Collins, C A ^b   Marchesiello, P ^c   Margolina, T M ^b,d  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^d MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Mesoscale features; Models; ROMS; Satellite altimetry; Submesoscale features; Subsurface drifters

Indexed keywords

A-WAVELET TRANSFORMS; CALIFORNIA; DATA COMPARISONS; DATA SETS; EXIT TIME; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACINGS; MESO-SCALE; MESOSCALE FEATURES; MESOSCALES; MODEL VALIDATIONS; MULTI FRACTALS; REASONABLE ACCURACIES; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHTS; SPATIAL SCALE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCALE; SPECTRAL ENTROPIES; SUBMESOSCALE FEATURES; SUBSURFACE DRIFTERS; TEMPORAL SCALE; TIME-SCALES;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; SEAWATER; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

SATELLITES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA SET; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE MOTION; MODEL VALIDATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63349106305     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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