Tropical systematic and random error energetics based on NCEP (MRF) analysis-forecast system - A barotropic approach: Part I: In physical domain

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-166

  De, S ^a   Chakraborty, D R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Error energy and predictability; Random error; Systematic error

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; CUMULUS; ERROR ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL REGION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 3042816705     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02709785     Document Type: Article

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