A comparison of analysis and forecast correction techniques: Impact of negative dissipation

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2576-2596

  Reynolds, Carolyn A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ERROR CORRECTION; FORECASTING METHOD;

EID: 0033372681     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<2576:ACOAAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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