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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11643-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11643-2013
Research article
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03 Dec 2013
Research article |  | 03 Dec 2013

Technical Note: Comparison of ensemble Kalman filter and variational approaches for CO2 data assimilation

A. Chatterjee and A. M. Michalak

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