Optimal sites for supplementary weather observations: Simulation with a small model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 399-414

  Lorenz, Edward N ^a   Emanuel, Kerry A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VECTORS;

SUPPLEMENTARY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

MODEL; WEATHER OBSERVATION;

EID: 0032004313     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0399:OSFSWO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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