Variational assimilation of precipitation data using moist convective parameterization schemes: A 1D-Var study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2917-2942

  Fillion, Luc ^a,c   Errico, Ronald ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c 2121 Voie de Service Nord   (Canada)

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EID: 0000867261     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<2917:VAOPDU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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