Operational implementation of COSMIC observations into NCEP's Global Data Assimilation System

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 702-711

  Cucurull, Lidia ^a   Derber, J C ^b  

^a Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 54749148321     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008WAF2007070.1     Document Type: Article

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