A statistical determination of the random observational errors present in voluntary observing ships meteorological reports

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 905-914

  Kent, Elizabeth C ^a   Challenor, Peter G ^a   Taylor, Peter K ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR CORRECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METEOROLOGY; SHIPPING;

EID: 0032729405     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0905:ASDOTR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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