Decaying singular vectors and their impact on analysis and forecast correction

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 3005-3023

  Reynolds, C A ^a   Palmer, T N ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW;

EID: 0032455018     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3005:DSVATI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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