Performance of ocean simulations in the coupled HWRF-HYCOM model

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 545-559

  Kim, Hyun Sook ^a   Lozano, Carlos ^a   Tallapragada, Vijay ^a   Iredell, Dan ^a   Sheinin, Dmitry ^a   Tolman, Hendrik L ^a   Gerald, Vera M ^a   Sims, Jamese ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled models; Numerical analysis modeling; Numerical weather prediction forecasting; Ocean models; Regional models; Short range prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893947875     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00013.1     Document Type: Article

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