Ocean Initialization for Seasonal Forecasts

Ocean Initialization for Seasonal Forecasts

Several operational centers routinely issue seasonal forecasts of Earth’s climate using coupled ocean-atmosphere models, which require near-real-time knowledge of the state of the global ocean. This paper reviews existing ocean analysis efforts aimed at initializing seasonal forecasts. We show that...

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Main Authors: Magdalena A. Balmaseda, Oscar Alves, Alberto Arribas, Toshiyuki Awaji, David W. Behringer, Nicolas Ferry, Yosuke Fujii, Tong Lee, Michele Rienecker, Tony Rosati, Detlef Stammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-09-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
GODAE
seasonal forecast
operational oceanography
ocean analysis
coupled initialization
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_3/22-3_balmaseda.pdf

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