A data assimilative, coupled physical-biological model for the Coastal Gulf of Alaska

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 95-118

  Fiechter, Jerome ^a   Broquet, Gregoire ^b   Moore, Andrew M ^a   Arango, Hernan G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological production; Data assimilation; Marine ecosystem; Mesoscale eddies; Modeling; Satellite altimetry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOSCALE EDDY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

ALGAE CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL; DATA PROCESSING; DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MODELS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COASTAL ZONE; DATA ASSIMILATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOSCALE EDDY; MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHELF BREAK;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 80053132766     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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