Background-error covariances for a convective-scale data-assimilation system: AROME-France 3D-Var

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 137, Issue 655, 2011, Pages 409-422

  Brousseau, Pierre ^a   Berre, Loïk ^a   Bouttier, François ^a   Desroziers, Gérald ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis increment; Ensemble assimilation; Perturbed observations

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS INCREMENT; ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; BACKGROUND-ERROR COVARIANCES; ENSEMBLE-ASSIMILATION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LARGE PARTS; MODEL RESOLUTION; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PERTURBED OBSERVATIONS; SPIN-UP;

QUANTUM OPTICS; VALUE ENGINEERING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATOLOGY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERTURBATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FRANCE;

EID: 79952494761     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.750     Document Type: Article

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