An impact study of updating background error covariances in the ALADIN-France data assimilation system

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 11,075-11,086

  Berre, Loïk ^a   Monteiro, Maria ^b   Pires, Carlos ^c  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECIFICATIONS;

BACKGROUND-ERROR COVARIANCES; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; ERROR COVARIANCES; IMPACT STUDY; KEYPOINTS; STATIC BACKGROUND; TIME-AVERAGED; WEATHER REGIMES;

EXPERIMENTS;

ANTICYCLONE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; CYCLONE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84887162298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50847     Document Type: Article

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