Singular vectors, metrics, and adaptive observations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 633-653

  Palmer, T N ^a   Gelaro, R ^a,b   Barkmeijer, J ^a   Buizza, R ^a  

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

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN SYSTEM; SINGULAR VECTOR;

EID: 0031862088     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0633:SVMAAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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