Time-expanded sampling for ensemble-based filters: Assimilation experiments with a shallow-water equation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Xu, Qin ^a   Wei, Li ^b   Lu, Huijuan ^b,c   Qiu, Chongjian ^d   Zhao, Qingyun ^e  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; VECTORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MODELING; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 41649095349     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008624     Document Type: Article

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