Limited-area ensemble predictions at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 132, Issue 621, 2006, Pages 2785-2808

  Frogner, Inger Lise ^a   Haakenstad, Hilde ^a   Iversen, Trond ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ensemble prediction; EPS; LAMEPS; Limited area modelling; Mesoscale modelling; NORLAMEPS; Numerical weather prediction; Precipitation; Probabilistic forecasts; Targeting; TEPS

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); VECTORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; LIMITED-AREA ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEM;

METEOROLOGY;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33846867513     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.04.178     Document Type: Article

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