Implementing a physical initialization procedure in a regional spectral model: Impact on the short-range rainfall forecasting over South America

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-140

  Nunes, A M B ^a   Cocke, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DATA ASSIMILATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642488272     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2004.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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