A study on the performance of the NCMRWF analysis and forecasting system during Asian summer monsoon: Thermodynamic aspects

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-162

  Ramesh, K J ^a   Rao, P L S ^b   Mohanty, U C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTING   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Asian summer monsoon; Heat budget; Moisture; Moisture budget; Systematic errors; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; MONSOON; SUMMER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033006603     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050225     Document Type: Article

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