Multi-model ensemble forecasting and glider path planning in the Mid-Atlantic Bight

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Xiaochun ^a,b   Chao, Yi ^a,c   Thompson, David R ^b   Chien, Steve A ^b   Farrara, John ^a   Li, Peggy ^b   Vu, Quoc ^b   Zhang, Hongchun ^a   Levin, Julia C ^d   Gangopadhyay, Avijit ^e  

^a Los Angeles   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c 248 E Foothill Blvd   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble forecasting; Equal weighting method; Glider path planning; Mid Atlantic Bight; Objective weighting method

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; FIELD METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOLUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 84880735910     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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