The impact of the assimilation of scatterometer winds on surface wind and wave forecasts

Journal of Atmospheric and Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-287

  Greenslade, Diana J M ^a   Schulz, Eric W ^a   Kepert, Jeff D ^a   Warren, Graham R ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Natl Meteorol Operations Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Scatterometer; Waves

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SCATTEROMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVE; SURFACE WIND;

EID: 33745597951     PISSN: 17417538     EISSN: 17417546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17417530600784976     Document Type: Article

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