Generalized background error covariance matrix model (GEN-BE v2.0)

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 669-696

  Descombes, G ^a   Auligne T ^a   Vandenberghe, F ^a   Barker, D M ^b   Barre J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MATRIX; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84925447199     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-669-2015     Document Type: Article

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