Optimal estimation of spherical harmonic components from a sample with spatially nonuniform covariance statistics

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 635-645

  Kim, Kwang Y ^a   North, Gerald R ^a   Shen, Samuel S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; OPTIMAL ESTIMATION; SPATIALLY NONUNIFORM COVARIANCE; SPHERICAL HARMONIC COEFFICIENT;

EID: 0029750038     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0635:OEOSHC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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