The impact of altimeter sampling patterns on estimates of background errors in a global wave model

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1895-1917

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

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SAMPLING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

GLOBAL WAVE MODEL; SAMPLING PATTERNS; SIMULATED ALTIMETER DATA;

METEOROLOGY;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; SAMPLING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ERROR ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 31644439698     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1811.1     Document Type: Article

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