Linear regime duration: Is 24 hours a long time in synoptic weather forecasting?

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 3525-3539

  Gilmour, I ^a   Smith, L A ^a   Buizza, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

LINEAR APPROXIMATIONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0035891673     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<3525:LRDIHA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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