Jet stream analysis and forecast errors using GADS aircraft observations in the DAO, ECMWF, and NCEP models

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 764-779

  Cardinali, Carla ^a   Rukhovets, Leonid ^b   Tenenbaum, Joel ^c  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; SATELLITES; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION; JET STREAM WIND SPEEDS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

AIRBORNE SENSING; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; JET STREAM; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842685675     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2004)132<0764:JSAAFE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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