The BMRC high-resolution tropical cyclone prediction system: TC-LAPS

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1245-1265

  Davidson, Noel E ^a   Weber, Harry C ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033928140     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<1245:TBHRTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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