A validation of the incremental formulation of 4D variational data assimilation in a nonlinear barotropic flow

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 557-572

  Laroche, Stéphane ^a   Gauthier, Pierre ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 0032463381     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v50i5.14558     Document Type: Article

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