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Incremental 4D-Var convergence study

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|Jan 2007

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Language: English
Page range: 706 - 718
Submitted on: Feb 23, 2007
Accepted on: Jul 2, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2007
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2007 Yannick Trémolet, published by Stockholm University Press
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