Variational assimilation of time sequences of surface observations with serially correlated errors

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-488

  Järvinen, Heikki ^a   Andersson, Erik ^a   Bouttier, François ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FORECASTING METHOD; SURFACE PRESSURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0345581435     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v51i4.13963     Document Type: Article

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