NWP experiments with a gridpoint semi-Lagrangian semi-implicit global model at NCEP

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-98

  Moorthi, Shrinivas ^a,b  

^a Natl Centers Environ Prediction   (United States)

^b NCEP/EMC   (United States)

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EID: 0002731980     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<0074:NEWAGS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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