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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-161-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-161-2018
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02 Mar 2018
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Decorrelation scales for Arctic Ocean hydrography – Part I: Amerasian Basin

Hiroshi Sumata, Frank Kauker, Michael Karcher, Benjamin Rabe, Mary-Louise Timmermans, Axel Behrendt, Rüdiger Gerdes, Ursula Schauer, Koji Shimada, Kyoung-Ho Cho, and Takashi Kikuchi

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We estimated spatial and temporal decorrelation scales of temperature and salinity in the Amerasian Basin in the Arctic Ocean. The estimated scales can be applied to representation error assessment in the ocean data assimilation system for the Arctic Ocean.