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Towards a Four-dimensional Analysis of Meteorological Data

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Rapid advances in the gathering of meteorological data and the design of atmospheric models are making the conventional two-dimensional analysis inadequate. This article describes some progress towards a four-dimensional analysis system.

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DIXON, R., SPACKMAN, E. Towards a Four-dimensional Analysis of Meteorological Data. Nature 226, 131–133 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226131a0

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