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Data assimilation and predictability

Assimilation of wind speed and direction observations: results from real observation experiments

Feng GaoNational Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiang-Yu HuangCentre for Climate Research Singapore, Meteorological Service Singapore, Singapore
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Neil A. JacobsPanasonic Avionics Corporation Morrisville, NC, USA
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Hongli WangCooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA;Global Systems Division National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Article: 27132 | Received 01 Jan 2015, Accepted 30 Apr 2015, Published online: 09 Jun 2015

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