The use of long-duration balloon data to determine the accuracy of stratospheric analyses and forecasts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10299-10312

  Keil, Michael ^a   Heun, Matt ^b,e   Austin, John ^a   Lahoz, William ^c   Lou, Guang Ping ^d   O'Neill, Alan ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Global Aerospace Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e United Kingdom Meteorological Office ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BALLOON OBSERVATION; STRATOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0034963823     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900420     Document Type: Article

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