Advanced Data Assimilation for Cloud-Resolving Hurricane Initialization and Prediction

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-49

  Weng, Yonghui ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008542974     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2011.18     Document Type: Article

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