Progress and challenges in short-to medium-range coupled prediction

Journal of Operational Oceanography

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages s239-s258

  Brassington, G B ^a   Martin, M J ^b   Tolman, H L ^c   Akella, S ^d   Balmeseda, M ^e   Chambers, C R S ^f   Chassignet, E ^g   Cummings, J A ^h   Drillet, Y ⁱ   Jansen, P A E M ^e   Laloyaux, P ^e   Lea, D ^b   Mehra, A ^c   Mirouze, I ^b   Ritchie, H ^j   Samson, G ⁱ   Sandery, P A ^a   Smith, G C ^j   Suarez, M ^d   Todling, R ^d  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA/NCEP   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^e EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NRL   (United States)

ⁱ MERCATOR OCÉAN   (France)

^j ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COASTAL ZONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HURRICANE EVENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84982947881     PISSN: 1755876X     EISSN: 17558778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1755876X.2015.1049875     Document Type: Article

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