Variational data analysis of aerosol species in a regional CTM: Background error covariance constraint and aerosol optical observation operators

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 60 B, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 753-770

  Kahnert, Michael ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIDAR; MODELING; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 54449090567     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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