Multiseason verification of the MM5. Part II: Evaluation of high-resolution precipitation forecasts over the Northeastern United States

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 458-480

  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

LAKES; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042905770     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2003)18<458:MVOTMP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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