Three-dimensional variational data analysis to retrieve thermodynamical and dynamical fields from various nested wind measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 360-379

  Montmerle, Thibaut ^a,b,c   Lemaître, Yvon ^a  

^a Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0000560089     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0360:TDVDAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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