A Bayesian technique for estimating continuously varying statistical parameters of a variational assimilation

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 209-226

  Purser, R J ^a   Parrish, D F ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0141464316     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-001-0583-x     Document Type: Article

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