Description of algorithms for co-locating and comparing gridded model data with remote-sensing observations

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 911-921

  Langerock, B ^a   De Maziere M ^a   Hendrick, F ^a   Vigouroux, C ^a   Desmet, F ^a   Dils, B ^a   Niemeijer, S ^b  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b S and T ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FORECASTING METHOD; INSTRUMENTATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84926160859     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-911-2015     Document Type: Article

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