A reformulation of the background error covariance in the ECMWF global data assimilation system
By: J. Derber and F. Bouttier
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v51i2.12316 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 195 - 221
Submitted on: Jul 23, 1998
Accepted on: Nov 23, 1998
Published on: Jan 1, 1999
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1999 J. Derber, F. Bouttier, published by Stockholm University Press
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