Limited-area short-range ensemble predictions targeted for heavy rain in Europe

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 300-312

  Sattler, Kai ^a   Feddersen, Henrik ^a  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ensemble numerical weather prediction; Heavy rain; Rainfall uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27644488832     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-9-300-2005     Document Type: Article

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