Forecast calibration and combination: A simple Bayesian approach for ENSO

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1504-1516

  Coelho, C A S ^a   Pezzulli, S ^a   Balmaseda, M ^b   Doblas Reyes, F J ^b   Stephenson, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; ERROR FORECAST;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542414435     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1504:FCACAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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