Adaptive observation guidance applied to Typhoon Rusa: Implications for THORPEX-PARC 2008

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-312

  Kim, Hyun Mee ^a   Jung, Byoung Joo ^a   Kim, Yeon Hee ^b   Lee, Hee Sang ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adaptive observation guidance; Adaptive observations; Sensitive regions; Singular vectors; T PARC; THORPEX; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649176527     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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