Dynamical and microphysical retrieval from simulated Doppler radar observations using the 4DVAR assimilation technique

Acta Meteorologica Sinica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 160-173

  Xu, Xiaoyong ^a   Liu, Liping ^a   Zheng, Guoguang ^b  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

4DVAR assimilation; Cost function; Doppler radar; Retrieval

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 24144433494     PISSN: 08940525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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