A comparison of data assimilation methods using a planetary geostrophic model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1316-1328

  Zaron, Edward D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; STATE SPACE METHODS;

DATA-SPACE METHODS; EULER-LAGRANGE EQUATIONS; HYDROGRAPHIC STATION DATA; PLANETARY GEOSTROPHIC MODEL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33646453203     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3124.1     Document Type: Article

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