A comparison of the impact of TOVS and ATOVS satellite sounding data on the accuracy of numerical weather forecasts

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 569, 2000, Pages 2911-2931

  English, S J ^a   Renshaw, R J ^a   Dibben, P C ^a   Smith, A J ^a   Rayer, P J ^a   Poulsen, C ^a   Saunders, F W ^a   Eyre, J R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1D var 3D var; ATOVS; Data assimilation; Numerical weather prediction; Satellite sounding

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA ASSIMILATION; NOAA SATELLITE; RADIANCE; SATELLITE DATA; TOVS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033764148     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.56914     Document Type: Article

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