Recent development of the Met Office operational ocean forecasting system: an overview and assessment of the new Global FOAM forecasts

Blockley, E. W.; Martin, M. J.; McLaren, A. J.; Ryan, A. G.; Waters, J.; Lea, D. J.; Mirouze, I.; Peterson, K. A.; Sellar, A.; Storkey, D.

doi:10.5194/gmd-7-2613-2014

Articles | Volume 7, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-2613-2014

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Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean - NEMO

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10 Nov 2014

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Recent development of the Met Office operational ocean forecasting system: an overview and assessment of the new Global FOAM forecasts

E. W. Blockley, M. J. Martin, A. J. McLaren, A. G. Ryan, J. Waters, D. J. Lea, I. Mirouze, K. A. Peterson, A. Sellar, and D. Storkey

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