Balanced multivariate model errors of an intermediate coupled model for ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Zheng, Fei ^a   Zhu, Jiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ERRORS; FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HINDCASTING; KALMAN FILTER; MARKOV CHAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 51749126074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004621     Document Type: Article

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