Estimation and impact of nonuniform horizontal correlation length scales for global ocean physical analyses

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2330-2349

  Storto, Andrea ^a   Masina, Simona ^a   Dobricic, Srdjan ^a  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION LENGTH SCALE; GLOBAL OCEAN; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS;

ANOMALY; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL OCEAN; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84907999732     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00042.1     Document Type: Article

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