"Scale oriented" embedded modeling of the North-Western Mediterranean in the frame of MFSTEP

An embedded forecasting system was developed for the North-Western Mediterranean at 3-km resolution. The system is based on the Symphonie hydrodynamic free surface model and on the variational initialization and forcing platform VIFOP. The regional model is initialized and forced at its open lateral...

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Main Authors: C. Estournel, F. Auclair, M. Lux, C. Nguyen, P. Marsaleix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-04-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/5/73/2009/os-5-73-2009.pdf