A general weak constraint applicable to operational 4DVAR data assimilation systems

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2274-2292

  Zupanski, Dusanka ^a,b  

^a NCEP   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000755764     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<2274:AGWCAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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