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Research article
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12 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 12 Dec 2014
Forecasting the mixed-layer depth in the Northeast Atlantic: an ensemble approach, with uncertainties based on data from operational ocean forecasting systems
Y. Drillet
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
J. M. Lellouche
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
B. Levier
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
M. Drévillon
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
O. Le Galloudec
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
G. Reffray
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
C. Regnier
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
E. Greiner
CLS, Toulouse, France
M. Clavier
Mercator Ocean, Toulouse, France
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