Operational assimilation of GPS slant path delay measurements into the MM5 4DVAR system

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-282

  Bauer, Hans Stefan ^a   Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a   Schwitalla, Thomas ^a   Zus, Florian ^b   Grzeschik, Matthias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; GPS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NOWCASTING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GERMANY;

EID: 79751490718     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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