Abstract: A five-year record of upper air data from 145 stations in the northern tropics was used to determine the statistical structure of meteorological fields, applying the ?optimal interpolation? method developed by Gandin. ...

Abstract: Experiments with the numerical models of the Israel Meteorological Service show that the impact of satellite soundings can be substantial but depends on how the soundings are used by the models. The quasi-optimum use of ...

Abstract: The impact of satellite radiometric soundings on numerical forecasts with the Israel Meteorological Service's three-parameter, haroclinic model is evaluated. Two sets of experiments are performed. One set (26 forecasts) ...