An ocean modelling and assimilation guide to using GOCE geoid products

Ocean Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-164

  Haines, K ^a   Johannessen, J A ^b   Knudsen, P ^c   Lea, D ^d   Rio, M H ^e   Bertino, L ^b   Davidson, F ^f   Hernandez, F ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Nera Networks AS   (Norway)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e CLS   (France)

^f NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g MERCATOR OCÉAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER MASS;

EID: 79952011965     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-7-151-2011     Document Type: Article

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