Assimilation of GPS refractivity from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC using a nonlocal operator with WRF 3DVAR and its impact on the prediction of a typhoon event

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-154

  Chen, Shu Ya ^a   Huang, Ching Yuang ^a   Kuo, Ying Hwa ^b,c   Guo, Yong Run ^c   Sokolovskiy, Sergey ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; FORMOSAT 3 COSMIC; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; HOMOGENEITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 67649655625     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2007.11.29.01(F3C)     Document Type: Article

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