Assimilating GlobColour ocean colour data into a pre-operational physical-biogeochemical model

Ocean Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 751-771

  Ford, D A ^a   Edwards, K P ^a   Lea, D ^a   Barciela, R M ^a   Martin, M J ^a   Demaria, J ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b ACRI ST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; HINDCASTING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MERIS; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN BASIN; OCEAN COLOR; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE; SEAWIFS; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 84869817518     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-8-751-2012     Document Type: Article

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