Title :
Real-time altimeter data assimilation experiments in an Eastern North-Atlantic monitoring and prediction system
Author :
Giraud, Sylvie ; Dombrowksy, E. ; Bahurel, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Collecte Localisation Satellites, Ramonville St-Agne, France
fDate :
28 Sep-1 Oct 1998
Abstract :
SOPRANE is an operational ocean mesoscale forecasting system aimed at routinely providing real-time nowcast and forecast bulletins of the mesoscale ocean circulation in the Eastern North-Atlantic basin to support sea activities such as Naval Operations and oceanographic research cruises
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; North Atlantic; SOPRANE; altimeter data assimilation; current; dynamics; forecast bulletin; forecasting; mesoscale circulation; nowcast; ocean; operational ocean mesoscale forecasting system; prediction; real time data assimilation; Data assimilation; Delay; Information retrieval; Meteorology; Monitoring; Ocean temperature; Prototypes; Real time systems; Sea surface; Wind forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5045-6
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1998.724363