Combined forecast impact of GRACE-A and CHAMP GPS radio occultation bending angle profiles

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 43-50

  Healy, Sean B ^a   Wickert, J ^b   Michalak, G ^b   Schmidt, T ^b   Beyerle, G ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Numerical weather prediction; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; GPS; RADIO; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34548366469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.149     Document Type: Article

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