The ECMWF implementation of three-dimensional variational assimilation (3D-Var). I: Formulation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 550, 1998, Pages 1783-1807

  Courtier, P ^a  

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

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FORECASTING METHOD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0032445010     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55001     Document Type: Article

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