Verification of Eta-RSM short-range ensemble forecasts

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1312-1327

  Hamill, Thomas M ^a   Colucci, Stephen J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0002897679     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<1312:VOERSR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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