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Oceanic Circulation Models: Combining Data and Dynamics pp 233–256Cite as

Assimilation of Data into Ocean Models

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Because of the size of the ocean we do not have, nor are we ever likely to have, good synoptic data on the ocean circulation. However, data from relatively isolated instruments within the ocean are usually available and these are now being joined by data from satellite mounted instruments which give routine surveillance of the ocean surface. The prime task facing us is to find methods for integrating this data to deduce the flow throughout the ocean.

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Webb, D.J. (1989). Assimilation of Data into Ocean Models. In: Anderson, D.L.T., Willebrand, J. (eds) Oceanic Circulation Models: Combining Data and Dynamics. NATO ASI Series, vol 284. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1013-3_7

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