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Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Data Assimilation

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Radiation and Water in the Climate System

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In numerical weather prediction data assimilation consists of the process which estimates the initial conditions of the forecast using all the available information. A description of the current observing system can be found in McGrath (1993); around 105 elementary pieces of information are currently used over 24 hours by the operational data assimilation system.

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    Phillipe Courtier

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  1. Institut für Atmosphärenphysik, GKSS-Forschungszentrum, D-21502, Geesthacht, Germany

    Ehrhard Raschke

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Courtier, P. (1996). Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Data Assimilation. In: Raschke, E. (eds) Radiation and Water in the Climate System. Nato ASI Series, vol 45. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03289-3_4

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