Evaluation of a short-range forecast system on quantitative precipitation forecasts associated with tropical cyclones of 2003 near Taiwan

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 657-681

  Jian, Guo Ji ^a   McGinley, John A ^b  

^a CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 29144439350     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.83.657     Document Type: Article

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