A hybrid multivariate Normal and lognormal distribution for data assimilation

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 43-46

  Fletcher, Steven J ^a   Zupanski, Milija ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Lognormal; Non Normal; Probability

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 33745205082     PISSN: 1530261X     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.128     Document Type: Article

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