Ensemble variational assimilation for the representation of background error covariances in a high-latitude regional model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Storto, A ^a,b   Randriamampianina, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; DATA PROCESSING; FORECASTING;

BACKGROUND ERRORS; BACKGROUND-ERROR COVARIANCES; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SETS; ENSEMBLE TECHNIQUES; FORECAST SYSTEMS; GEOPOTENTIALS; LATERAL BOUNDARY; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LIMITED AREA MODELS; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; REGIONAL MODEL; SEASONALITY; SKILL SCORE; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUMMER SEASON; VARIATIONAL ASSIMILATION; VERTICAL CORRELATION;

ERROR STATISTICS;

AMPLITUDE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; SEASONALITY;

EID: 77957577798     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013111     Document Type: Article

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