Generalized adjoint for physical processes with parameterized discontinuities. Part I: Basic issues and heuristic examples

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1123-1142

  Xu, Qin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADJOINT METHOD; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; PHYSICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 0030477122     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1123:GAFPPW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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