3D-Var Hessian singular vectors and their potential use in the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 558, 1999, Pages 2333-2351

  Barkmeijer, J ^a   Buizza, F ^b   Palmer, T N ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ensemble forecasting; Hessian singular vectors; Medium range forecasting; Numerical weather prediction

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 0032717727     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55817     Document Type: Article

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