Introduction of a local mapping factor in the spectral part of the Météo-France global variable mesh numerical forecast model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 535, 1996, Pages 1701-1719

  Yessad, K ^a,b   Benard P ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Numerical weather prediction; Semi Lagrangian methods; Spectral models; Variable resolution

Indexed keywords

ARPEGE/IFS SYSTEM; MAPPING; SPECTRAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECAST;

EID: 0030405749     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53510     Document Type: Article

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