Impact of MODIS Polar Winds in ECMWF's 4DVAR Data Assimilation System

This study investigates the impact of a new satellite-derived wind product over the polar regions on ECMWF's global four-dimensional variational assimilation system. The winds are derived at the University of Wisconsin- Madison by tracking structures in successive swaths from the polar-orbiting...

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Published inMonthly weather review Vol. 132; no. 4; pp. 929 - 940
Main Authors Bormann, N, Thepaut, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2004
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