Correlation modelling on the sphere using a generalized diffusion equation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 127, Issue 575, 2001, Pages 1815-1846

  Weaver, A ^a   Courtier, P ^a  

^a CERFACS   (France)

Author keywords

Correlation functions; Diffusion equation; Objective analysis; Variational assimilation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; DIFFUSION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPHERE;

EID: 0035390475     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57517     Document Type: Article

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