A Regional Data-Assimilative Model for Operational Use in the Gulf of Mexico

Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models

Volumn 161, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-180

  Kantha, Lakshmi ^a   Choi, Jei Kook ^b   Schaudt, Kenneth J ^c   Cooper, Cortis K ^d  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^d CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocean circulation Mexico, Gulf of Mathematical models; Ocean circulation Mexico, Gulf of Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

FIXED PLATFORMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; WAVE EFFECTS;

ALTIMETRIC DATA; FORWARD MODELING; LOOP CURRENT EDDIES; ME-XICO; MODEL RESOLUTION; OFFSHORE INDUSTRY; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS; STATISTICAL FEATURES;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84954224494     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/161GM14     Document Type: Chapter

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