Can we improve the representation of modelled ocean mixed-layer by assimilating surface-only satellite-derived data ? A case study for the tropical Pacific during the 1997-98 El Nino

Fabien Durand (1) , Lionel Gourdeau (1) , Jacques Verron (2) , Thierry Delcroix (1)

1 LEGOS - Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales
2 LEGI - Laboratoire des Écoulements Géophysiques et Industriels [Grenoble]

Domaines: Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]

Fabien Durand, Lionel Gourdeau, Jacques Verron, Thierry Delcroix. Can we improve the representation of modelled ocean mixed-layer by assimilating surface-only satellite-derived data ? A case study for the tropical Pacific during the 1997-98 El Nino. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2003, 108 (C6), pp.10-29. ⟨10.1029/2002JC001603⟩. ⟨hal-00230144⟩