Observation bias correction schemes in data assimilation systems: a theoretical study of some of their properties

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue 699, 2016, Pages 2284-2291

  Eyre, J R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bias correction; data assimilation; model bias; observation bias

Indexed keywords

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BIAS CORRECTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; MODEL BIAS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; OBSERVATION BIAS; OBSERVATION OPERATOR; SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR CORRECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SAMPLING BIAS; THEORETICAL STUDY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84977119147     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2819     Document Type: Article

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