Assimilation of ERS-2 scatterometer winds using the Canadian 3D-var

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 361-376

  Buehner, Mark ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ERS-2; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SCATTEROMETER; SURFACE WIND; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA;

EID: 0036752041     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.400305     Document Type: Article

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