Data assimilation into nonlinear stochastic models

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-194

  Miller, Robert N ^a   Carter Jr , Everett F ^b   Blue, Sally T ^a,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Taygeta Scientific Inc   (United States)

^c Rogue Wave Software   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEANOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0032764305     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v51i2.12315     Document Type: Article

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