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PyDDA: A Pythonic Direct Data Assimilation Framework for Wind Retrievals Cover

PyDDA: A Pythonic Direct Data Assimilation Framework for Wind Retrievals

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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.264 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 28, 2019
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Accepted on: Sep 16, 2020
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Published on: Oct 7, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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