A numerical study on a mesoscale convective system over a subtropical island with 4D-var assimilation of GPS slant total delays

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 705-721

  Kawabata, Takuya ^a   Shoji, Yoshinori ^a   Seko, Hiromu ^a   Saito, Kazuo ^a  

^a JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4D var; Assimilation; Gps; Mesoscale convective system; Nonhydrostatic; Slant total delay

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA ASSIMILATION; GPS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINBAND; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER VAPOR;

JAPAN; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

EID: 84896450433     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2013-510     Document Type: Article

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