Vertical structure of midlatitude analysis and forecast errors

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 567-578

  Hakim, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; ERROR ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND POWER;

BAROCLINIC ERRORS; FORECAST ERRORS; MADLATITUDE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 17044382924     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-2882.1     Document Type: Article

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