@phdthesis{76391, author = {Adrian Simmons}, title = {Observations, assimilation and the improvement of global weather prediction - some results from operational forecasting and ERA-40}, year = {2003}, journal = {Seminar on Recent developments in data assimilation for atmosphere and ocean, 8-12 September 2003}, pages = {1-28}, month = {2003}, publisher = {ECMWF}, address = {Shinfield Park, Reading}, language = {eng}, }