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Impact of spatially and temporally varying estimates of error covariance on assimilation in a simple atmospheric model Cover

Impact of spatially and temporally varying estimates of error covariance on assimilation in a simple atmospheric model

Tellus
Volume 55 (2003): Issue 2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v55i2.12087 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
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Language: English
Page range: 126 - 147
Submitted on: May 7, 2002
Accepted on: Oct 10, 2002
Published on: Jan 1, 2003
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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