A novel transport assimilation method for the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26°N

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 685, 2014, Pages 2563-2572

  Hermanson, Leon ^a   Dunstone, Nick ^a   Haines, Keith ^b   Robson, Jon ^b   Smith, Doug ^a   Sutton, Rowan ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMOC; Ocean data assimilation; RAPID array

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FORECASTING;

AMOC; ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; DECADAL PREDICTIONS; IN-SITU TEMPERATURE; OCEAN DATA ASSIMILATION; PSEUDO-OBSERVATIONS; RAPID ARRAY; TRANSPORT VARIABILITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 84922848926     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2321     Document Type: Article

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