Validation of tropical rainfall potential (TRaP) forecasts for Australian tropical cyclones

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-135

  Ebert, Elizabeth ^a   Kusselson, Sheldon ^b   Turk, Michael ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHOD; RAINFALL; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24744455408     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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