How well does the ECMWF ensemble prediction system predict blocking?

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 590 PART A, 2003, Pages 1683-1702

  Pelly, Joanna L ^a   Hoskins, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Block decay; Block onset; Predictability

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; PROBABILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; TROPICS;

ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS (EPS);

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PREDICTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0038218313     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.173     Document Type: Article

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