Weather and climate research in Taiwan: Potential application of GPS/MET data

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 211-234

  Wu, Chun Chieh ^a   Kuo, Hung Chi ^a   Hsu, Huang Hsiung ^a   Jou, Ben Jong Dao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3DVAR 4DVAR; COSMIC; East asian climate; GPS MET; Heavy rainfall system; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040362703     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2000.11.1.211(COSMIC)     Document Type: Article

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