Multiseason verification of the MM5. Part I: Comparison with the Eta model over the central and Eastern United States and impact of MM5 resolution

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-457

  Colle, Brian A ^a   Olson, Joseph B ^a   Tongue, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODEL VALIDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041402685     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2003)18<431:MVOTMP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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