Background error covariance functions for vector wind analyses using Doppler-radar radial-velocity observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 132, Issue 621 C, 2006, Pages 2887-2904

  Xu, Qin ^a   Liu, Shun ^b   Xue, Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross covariance; Mesoscale; Statistical interpolation

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND WINDS; BACKGROUND-ERROR COVARIANCES; CONICAL SURFACES; COVARIANCE FUNCTIONS; CROSS-COVARIANCE; CROSS-COVARIANCE FUNCTIONS; DOPPLER; MESOSCALE; RADAR BEAMS; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADIAL COMPONENTS; RADIAL-VELOCITY OBSERVATIONS; STATISTICAL INTERPOLATION; VECTOR WINDS;

INTERPOLATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

RADAR;

EID: 34247618165     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.05.202     Document Type: Article

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