Assimilation of SSMIS and ASCAT data and the replacement of highly uncertain estimates in the Environment Canada Regional Ice Prediction System

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue 695, 2016, Pages 562-573

  Buehner, M ^a   Caya, A ^a   Carrieres, T ^a   Pogson, L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASCAT; Data assimilation; Sea ice concentration; SSMIS

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE SENSORS; SEA ICE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASCAT; CANADIAN ICE SERVICES; DATA ASSIMILATION; MEASURE OF UNCERTAINTY; OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGERS; SSMIS;

ICE;

ASCAT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ASSIMILATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEA ICE; SSM-I;

ARCTIC; CANADA; GREENLAND;

EID: 84961962754     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2408     Document Type: Article

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