Four-dimensional variational assimilation of SSM/I precipitable water content data

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 549, 1998, Pages 1743-1770

  Filiberti, M A ^a,b   Rabier, F ^c   Thepaut J N ^d   Eymard, L ^a   Courtier, P ^c  

^a Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^d MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SSM/I;

EID: 0031734883     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54917     Document Type: Article

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