Impact of a variational objective analysis scheme on a regional area numerical model: The Italian Air Force Weather Service experience

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 39-52

  Bonavita, M ^a   Torrisi, L ^a  

^a CNMCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; INTERPOLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL PATTERN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 15444379610     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-003-0071-6     Document Type: Article

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