Sensitivity tests for an ensemble Kalman filter for aerosol assimilation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 6583-6600

  Schutgens, N A J ^a   Miyoshi, T ^b   Takemura, T ^c   Nakajima, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTER; MODIS; PATCH SIZE;

EID: 77954752051     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6583-2010     Document Type: Article

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