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Chapter 7 - Ensemble forecasting and data assimilation: two problems with the same solution?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2009

Eugenia Kalnay
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
Brian Hunt
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
Edward Ott
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
Istvan Szunyogh
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
Tim Palmer
Affiliation:
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Renate Hagedorn
Affiliation:
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
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