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The role of model and initial condition error in numerical weather forecasting investigated with an observing system simulation experiment Cover

The role of model and initial condition error in numerical weather forecasting investigated with an observing system simulation experiment

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|Dec 2013

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Language: English
Page range: 21740 - 21740
Submitted on: Jun 14, 2013
Accepted on: Oct 18, 2013
Published on: Dec 1, 2013
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2013 Nikki C. Privé, Ronald M. Errico, published by Stockholm University Press
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