Parameter estimation in an atmospheric GCM using the Ensemble Kalman Filter

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-371

  Annan, J D ^a,b   Lunt, D J ^c   Hargreaves, J C ^a,b   Valdes, P J ^c  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 17144401880     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-12-363-2005     Document Type: Article

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