The climatology of parameterized physical processes in the GEOS-1 GCM and their impact on the GEOS-1 data assimilation system

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 764-785

  Molod, Andrea ^a,b   Helfand, H M ^a   Takacs, Lawrence L ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; GCM; GEOS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 0029730012     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0764:TCOPPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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