Interpreting adjoint and ensemble sensitivity toward the development of optimal observation targeting strategies

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-642

  Ancell, Brian C ^a   Hakim, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADJOINT METHOD; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTER; NUMERICAL METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 39749109510     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0250     Document Type: Article

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