Application of conditional non-linear optimal perturbations to tropical cyclone adaptive observation using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 939-957

  Wang, Hongli ^a   Mu, Mu ^b   Huang, Xiang Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 80052878421     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2011.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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