Dynamics of systematic errors in the NMC medium range forecast model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-276

  Cai, Ming ^a   Whitaker, Jeffrey S ^b   Dole, Randall M ^c   Paine, Kriste L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0008295535     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<0265:DOSEIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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