An improved fast radiative transfer model for assimilation of satellite radiance observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 556, 1999, Pages 1407-1425

  Saunders, R ^a   Matricardi, M ^b   Brunel, P ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Numerical weather prediction; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; PREDICTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0032801465     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1999.49712555615     Document Type: Article

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