The assimilation of ATOVS radiances in the JMA global analysis system

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-217

  Okamoto, Kozo ^a,b   Kazumori, Masahiro ^a   Owada, Hiromi ^a  

^a JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIANCE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 21444449508     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.83.201     Document Type: Article

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