Imager-assisted cloud detection for assimilation of Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer radiances

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 684, 2014, Pages 2342-2352

  Eresmaa, Reima ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AVHRR clusters; IASI; Numerical weather prediction; Observation quality control; Radiance assimilation

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ERRORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERFEROMETERS; SEA ICE;

AVHRR CLUSTERS; IASI; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; OBSERVATION QUALITIES; RADIANCE ASSIMILATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84922956854     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2304     Document Type: Article

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