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spelling Ren, C. MacKenzie, A. R. 1530-261X 1530-261X Wiley Atmospheric Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asl.154 <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The error function, as well as related functions, occurs in theoretical aspects of many parts of atmospheric science. This note presents a closed‐form approximation for the error, complementary error, and scaled complementary error functions, with maximum relative errors within 0.8%. Unlike other approximate solutions, this single equation gives answers within the stated accuracy for real variable <jats:italic>x</jats:italic> ∈ [0∞). The approximation is very useful in solving atmospheric science problems by providing analytical solutions. Examples of the utility of the approximation are: the computation of cirrus cloud physics inside a general circulation model, the cumulative distribution functions of normal and log‐normal distributions, and the recurrence period for risk assessment. Copyright © 2007 Royal Meteorological Society</jats:p> Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science Atmospheric Science Letters
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title Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
title_full Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
title_fullStr Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
title_full_unstemmed Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
title_short Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
title_sort closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
title_unstemmed Closed‐form approximations to the error and complementary error functions and their applications in atmospheric science
topic Atmospheric Science
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asl.154