As assessment of the singular-vector approach to targeted observing using the FASTEX dataset

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 561, 1999, Pages 3299-3327

  Gelaro, R ^a   Langland, R H ^b   Rohaly, G D ^b   Rosmond, T E ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analysis assimilation; FASTEX; Singular vectors; Targeted observing

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; DATA SET; FASTEX; FORECASTING METHOD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033497388     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.56107     Document Type: Article

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