Dynamics, statistics and predictability of a simple limited-area forecasting model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 222-232

  Chome F ^a   Vannitsem, S ^a   Nicolis, C ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; MODEL;

EID: 0032781853     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v51i2.12317     Document Type: Article

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