The rationale behind the success of multi-model ensembles in seasonal forecasting - I. Basic concept

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-233

  Hagedorn, Renate ^a   Doblas Reyes, Francisco J ^a   Palmer, T N ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; SEASONALITY;

EID: 18544371178     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2005.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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