Comparing reanalyses using analysis increment statistics

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1535-1545

  Fitzmaurice, Jean ^a   Bras, Rafael L ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 65349137752     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM946.1     Document Type: Article

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