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Control of lateral boundary conditions in four-dimensional variational data assimilation for a limited area model Cover

Control of lateral boundary conditions in four-dimensional variational data assimilation for a limited area model

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Language: English
Page range: 17518 - 17518
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2011
Published on: Dec 1, 2012
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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