The influence of physical processes on extratropical singular vectors

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-209

  Coutinho, M M ^a   Hoskins, B J ^a   Buizza, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b European Centre for Meadium Range Weather Forecasts   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STORMS; VECTORS;

INTEGRATED FORECASTING SYSTEM (IFS); SINGULAR VECTORS (SV);

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION; VECTOR;

EID: 1342287479     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0195:TIOPPO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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