A three-dimensional variational data assimilation system for aerosol optical properties based on WRF-Chem v4.0: design, development, and application of assimilating Himawari-8 aerosol observations

Wang, Daichun; You, Wei; Zang, Zengliang; Pan, Xiaobin; Hu, Yiwen; Liang, Yanfei

doi:10.5194/gmd-15-1821-2022

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03 Mar 2022

Development and technical paper |

| 03 Mar 2022

A three-dimensional variational data assimilation system for aerosol optical properties based on WRF-Chem v4.0: design, development, and application of assimilating Himawari-8 aerosol observations

Daichun Wang, Wei You, Zengliang Zang, Xiaobin Pan, Yiwen Hu, and Yanfei Liang

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