Factors affecting ship and buoy data quality: A data assimilation perspective

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1476-1489

  Ingleby, Bruce ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; AIR TEMPERATURE; BUOY DATA; COASTGUARDS; DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL MODELS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PASSENGER SHIPS; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; QUALITY CHECKS; SEA TEMPERATURE; SEVERAL VARIABLES; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BUOYS; DATA PROCESSING; HEATING; SEA LEVEL; WIND;

SHIPS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA BUOY; DATA QUALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SHIP TECHNOLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77956485377     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1421.1     Document Type: Article

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