Ensemble-based data assimilation for thermally forced circulations

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Aksoy, Altuǧ ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^a   Nielsen Gammon, John W ^a   Epifanio, Craig C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; KALMAN FILTER; SEA BREEZE;

EID: 26444458316     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005718     Document Type: Article

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