Impacts of distinct observations during the 2009 Prince William Sound field experiment: A data assimilation study

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Li, Zhijin ^a,b   Chao, Yi ^b,c,d   Farrara, John D ^b   McWilliams, James C ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Los Angeles   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d 248 E Foothill Blvd   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal ocean; Field experiment; Observing system experiment; Prince William Sound; Variational data assimilation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; COASTAL ZONE; DATA ASSIMILATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORECASTING METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880729731     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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