Reducing systematic errors by empirically correcting model errors

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-41

  D'Andrea, Fabio ^a   Vautard, Robert ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ERROR CORRECTION;

EID: 0034016058     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v52i1.12251     Document Type: Article

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