Development of NAVDAS-AR: Non-linear formulation and outer loop tests

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-58

  Rosmond, Thomas ^a   Xu, Liang ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645978720     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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