Effects of stochastic parametrizations in the Lorenz '96 system

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 131, Issue 606, 2005, Pages 389-407

  Wilks, Daniel S ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble prediction; Probability forecasting; Spread skill relationship

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLYNOMIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; VECTORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; PROBABILITY FORECASTING; SPREAD-SKILL RELATIONSHIP; STOCHASTIC PARAMETRIZATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 20544463416     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.04.03     Document Type: Article

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