An operational dynamical downscaling prediction system for Nordeste Brazil and the 2002-04 real-time forecast evaluation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1990-2007

  Sun, Liqiang ^a   Moncunill, David F ^b   Li, Huilan ^a   Moura, Antonio D ^c   Filho, Francisco D A D S ^b   Zebiak, Stephen E ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b FUNCEME   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GLOBAL MODEL FORECASTS; OPERATIONAL DYNAMICAL DOWNSCALING PREDICTION SYSTEM; RANKED PROBABILITY SKILL SCORE (RPSS);

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATOLOGY; DOWNSCALING; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745246881     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3715.1     Document Type: Article

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