Forecast experiments with a global finite-difference semi-Lagrangian model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1992-2007

  Chen, Minghang ^a,b,d   Bates, J Ray ^a,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Data Assimilation Office   (United States)

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EID: 0000934726     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<1992:FEWAGF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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