Chapter 4 The use of satellite surface wind data to improve weather analysis and forecasting at the NASA Data Assimilation Office

Elsevier Oceanography Series

Volumn 63, Issue C, 2000, Pages 57-78

  Atlas, R ^a   Hoffman, R N ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77956760714     PISSN: 04229894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0422-9894(00)80005-7     Document Type: Article

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