Assessment of Data Assimilative Ocean Models in the Gulf of Mexico Using Ocean Color

Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models

Volumn 161, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-100

  Chassignet, Eric P ^a   Hurlburt, Harley E ^b   Smedstad, Ole Martin ^c   Barron, Charlie N ^b   Ko, Dong S ^b   Rhodes, Robert C ^b   Shriver, Jay F ^b   Wallcraft, Alan J ^b   Arnone, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PLANNING SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GULF OF MEXICO; LOOP CURRENT; ME-XICO; MESOSCALE VARIABILITY; OCEAN MODEL; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; SPECIFIC STRENGTH;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 84954233721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/161GM07     Document Type: Chapter

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