Near real-time ocean circulation assimilation and prediction in the Intra-Americas Sea with ROMS

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 46-68

  Powell, B S ^a   Moore, A M ^b   Arango, H G ^c   Di Lorenzo, E ^d   Milliff, R F ^e   Leben, R R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Colorado Research Associates Division ^*  (United States)

^f University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

4DVAR; Data assimilation; Ensemble forecasting; Intra Americas Sea; Ocean prediction; Real time observations; ROMS

Indexed keywords

4DVAR; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; INTRA-AMERICAS SEA; OCEAN PREDICTION; REAL-TIME OBSERVATIONS;

DATA PROCESSING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; REAL TIME; SEA SURFACE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 68749095057     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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