Initial state perturbations in ensemble forecasting

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 751-759

  Magnusson, L ^a   Kallen E ^a   Nycander, J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PERTURBATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 54949099640     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-751-2008     Document Type: Article

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