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Barnes-Cressman Analysis
Barnes-Cressman analysis is an objective interpolation method that creates gridded meteorological fields from irregularly spaced observations (station data, radiosonde profiles, buoys). It is widely used for synoptic analysis, quality control, and initialization of numerical weather models.
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- Barnes, S. L. (1964). A Technique for Maximizing Details in Numerical Weather Map Analysis. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 3(4), 396-409. DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1964)003<0396:ATFMDI>2.0.CO;2 ↗
- Cressman, G. P. (1959). An Operational Objective Analysis System. Monthly Weather Review, 87(10), 367-374. DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1959)087<0367:AOOAS>2.0.CO;2 ↗