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, 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, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain and Guillaume Vernires, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, United States