Data assimilation of CALIPSO aerosol observations

We have developed an advanced data assimilation system for a global aerosol model with a four-dimensional ensemble Kalman filter in which the Level 1B data from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) were successfully assimilated for the first time, to the b...

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Main Authors: T. T. Sekiyama, T. Y. Tanaka, A. Shimizu, T. Miyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/39/2010/acp-10-39-2010.pdf