Studies on the initialization and simulation of a mature hurricane using a variational bogus data assimilation scheme

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 836-860

  Zou, Xiaolei ^a   Xiao, Qingnong ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

BOGUS DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECAST MODEL;

HURRICANES;

DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING; HURRICANE;

DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; HURRICANE;

EID: 0034103484     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0836:SOTIAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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