GSI-based four-dimensional ensemble-variational (4DEnsVar) data assimilation: Formulation and single-resolution experiments with real data for NCEP global forecast system

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3303-3325

  Wang, Xuguang ^a,b   Lei, Ting ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE PERTURBATION; FORECAST ACCURACY; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE-TIME PERIODS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STATISTICAL INTERPOLATION;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84906861966     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00303.1     Document Type: Article

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