The acknowledgement statement below is recommended for use in any publication citing HYCOM + CFSR Gulf of Mexico 1/25° 54-year Experiment (GOMl0.04/expt_02.2).

Dukhovskoy, D.S., R.R. Leben, E.P. Chassignet, C. Hall, S.L. Morey, and R. Nedbor-Gross (2015), Characterization of the Uncertainty of Loop Current Metrics using a Multidecadal Numerical Simulation and Altimeter Observations, Deep-Sea Res. I, 100, 140-158.

Note: The above acknowledgment applies only to the GOMl0.04/expt_02.2 dataset.