The use of IASI data to identify systematic errors in the ECMWF forecasts of temperature in the upper stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1009-1021

  Masiello, G ^a   Matricardi, M ^b   Serio, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORWARD MODELING; INTERFEROMETER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79551713359     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-1009-2011     Document Type: Article

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