An Australian perspective on meteorological analysis and data assimilation since the early 1960s

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-126

  Seaman, R S ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

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EID: 0031161582     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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