The definition of mesoscale selective forecast error covariances for a limited area variational analysis

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 227-244

  Siroka M ^a   Fischer, C ^b   Casse V ^c   Brozkova R ^d   Geleyn, J F ^b  

^a SLOVAK HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

^d CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0344898897     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-001-0588-5     Document Type: Article

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