Evaluating high-resolution model forecasts of European winter storms by use of satellite and radar observations

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 732-747

  Keil, Christian ^a   Tafferner, Arnold ^a   Mannstein, Hermann ^a   Scḧattler, Ulrich ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADAR IMAGING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

MICROPHYSICS; SYNTHETIC SATELLITE IMAGES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

METEOSAT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE;

EID: 0345330062     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2003)018<0732:EHMFOE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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