Short-range forecast impact from assimilation of GPS-IPW observations into the rapid update cycle

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2914-2930

  Smith, Tracy Lorraine ^a,b   Benjamin, Stanley G ^a   Gutman, Seth I ^a   Sahm, Susan ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CANADA; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MOISTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; STORMS; UNITED STATES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER; RAPID UPDATE CYCLE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; GPS; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548220527     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3436.1     Document Type: Article

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