Adaptive observations and assimilation in the unstable subspace by breeding on the data-assimilation system

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-113

  Carrassi, Alberto ^a,b   Trevisan, Anna ^a   Uboldi, Francesco ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

EID: 33846324702     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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