Assimilation of global positioning system radio occultation observations into NCEP's global data assimilation system

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3174-3193

  Cucurull, Lidia ^a,b   Derber, J C ^c   Treadon, R ^c   Purser, R J ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^d SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; RADIO RECEIVERS; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHALLENGING MINISATELLITE PAYLOAD (CHAMP) SATELLITE; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTS; RADIO OCCULTATION (RO) RECEIVER; TROPICAL WINDS;

METEOROLOGY;

DATA ASSIMILATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; GPS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34848878069     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3461.1     Document Type: Article

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