A cyclogenesis evolving into two distinct scenarios and its implications for short-term ensemble forecasting

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2016-2029

  Plu, Matthieu ^a   Arbogast, Philippe ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

CYCLOGENESIS; MONTE CARLO ENSEMBLE; SHORT TERM ENSEMBLE FORECASTING;

STORMS;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING;

EID: 24144497105     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR2955.1     Document Type: Article

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