Comments on "Atlantic tropical cyclogenetic processes during SOP-3 NAMMA in the GEOS-5 global data assimilation and forecast system"

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2402-2410

  Braun, Scott A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; EOS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77955565868     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3458.1     Document Type: Article

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