Assessing a local ensemble Kalman filter: Perfect model experiments with the National Centers For Environmental Prediction global model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 528-545

  Szunyogh, Istvan ^a   Kostelich, Eric J ^b   Gyarmati, G ^a   Patil, D J ^a   Hunt, Brian R ^a   Kalnay, Eugenia ^a   Ott, Edward ^c   Yorke, James A ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; KALMAN FILTER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 27744434698     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2005.00136.x     Document Type: Review

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