Discretization error and signal/error correlation in atmospheric data assimilation: (I). All scales resolved

Herschel L. Mitchell; Roger Daley

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v49i1.12210

Discretization error and signal/error correlation in atmospheric data assimilation: (I). All scales resolved

Tellus

Volume 49 (1997): Issue 1

By: Herschel L. Mitchell and Roger Daley

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Submitted on: Aug 28, 1995

Accepted on: Jul 5, 1996

Published on: Jan 1, 1997

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© 1997 Herschel L. Mitchell, Roger Daley, published by Stockholm University Press
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