Description and verification of a U.S. Naval Research Lab’s loosely coupled data assimilation system for the Navy’s Earth System Model
Neil P Barton1, E. Joseph Metzger2, Ole Martin Smedstad3, Benjamin C Ruston4, Alan J Wallcraft2, Timothy Whitcomb5, James A Ridout4, Luis Zamudio6, Pam Posey7, Carolyn A. Reynolds8, James G Richman9 and Michael Phelps10, (1)Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, United States, (2)Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)Pareton, Inc., Herndon, United States, (4)Naval Research Lab Monterey, Marine Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States, (5)Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, CA, United States, (6)Florida State University, Tallahassee, United States, (7)Saskatoon, SK, Canada, (8)NRL, Monterey, CA, United States, (9)COAPS, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (10)Jacobs Technology Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
