The application of Kalman smoother theory to the estimation of 4DV AR error statistics
By: Richard Ménard and Roger Daley
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v48i2.12056 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 221 - 237
Submitted on: Sep 16, 1994
Accepted on: Jul 10, 1995
Published on: Jan 1, 1996
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1996 Richard Ménard, Roger Daley, published by Stockholm University Press
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