Impact of a simplified physical package in 4D-Var analyses of FASTEX situations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 559, 1999, Pages 2465-2485

  Janiskova M ^b   Veerse F ^b   Thepaut J N ^a   Desroziers, G ^b   Pouponneau, B ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Incremental 4D Var assimilation; Simplified physical parametrizations

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; PARAMETERIZATION; STORM TRACK; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033385510     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55906     Document Type: Article

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