Mesoscale data assimilation of Myanmar cyclone Nargis part II: Assimilation of GPS-Derived precipitable water vapor

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-88

  Shoji, Yoshinori ^a   Kunii, Masaru ^a   Saito, Kazuo ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; GPS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITABLE WATER; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; MYANMAR;

EID: 79954504251     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2011-105     Document Type: Article

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