Impact of Aquarius and SMAP Sea Surface Salinity Observations on Coupled Forecasts for the Tropical Indo-Pacific

Eric C Hackert, NASA/Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Robin M Kovach, NASA, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Antonio J Busalacchi, President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, Joaquim Ballabrera-Poy, Institute of Marine Sciences, CSIC, Physical and Technological Oceanography, Barcelona, Spain and Guillaume Vernières, JCSDA/UCAR/NOAA, College PARK, MD, United States