The impact of inhomogenous background errors on a global wave data assimilation system

Journal of Atmospheric and Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-93

  Greenslade, Diana J M ^a   Young, Ian R ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Background errors; Data assimilation; Significant wave height

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 27844597432     PISSN: 17417538     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17417530500089666     Document Type: Article

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