Smoothing error pitfalls

The difference due to the content of a priori information between a constrained retrieval and the true atmospheric state is usually represented by a diagnostic quantity called smoothing error. In this paper it is shown that, regardless of the usefulness of the smoothing error as a diagnostic tool in...

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Main Author: T. von Clarmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/3023/2014/amt-7-3023-2014.pdf