Bayesian perspective of the unconventional approach for assimilating aliased radar radial velocities

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 631-634

  Xu, Qin ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAUSSIAN METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR;

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EID: 77249107795     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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