Clear and cloudy sky infrared brightness temperature assimilation using an ensemble Kalman filter

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Otkin, Jason A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DATA PROCESSING; KALMAN FILTERS; LUMINANCE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD FIELDS; CLOUD TOP PRESSURE; CLOUD WATER; CLOUDY SKIES; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; INFRARED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; OBSERVATION SYSTEMS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; THERMODYNAMIC VARIABLES; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; KALMAN FILTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958136281     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013759     Document Type: Article

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