Verification and Validation of a Navy ESPC Hindcast with Loosely Coupled Data Assimilation
E. Joseph Metzger1, Neil P Barton2, Ole Martin Smedstad3, Benjamin C Ruston4, Alan J Wallcraft5, Timothy R Whitcomb4, James A Ridout4, Deborah S Franklin3, Luis Zamudio6, Pamela G Posey5, Carolyn A. Reynolds7 and Michael Phelps8, (1)Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Sciences Division, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, United States, (3)Vencore Services and Solutions, Inc, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (4)Naval Research Lab Monterey, Marine Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States, (5)Naval Research Laboratory, Oceanography, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (6)Florida State University, COAPS, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (7)U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, United States, (8)Jacobs Technology Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
