The utilization of statistical properties of satellite-derived atmospheric motion vectors to derive quality indicators

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1093-1104

  Holmlund, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a Europ Organisation Meteorol S   (Germany)

^b EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; MOISTURE; RADIOSONDES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

REAL TIME OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE IMAGES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0032432695     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1998)013<1093:TUOSPO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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