Evaluation of precipitation prediction skill of IMD operational NWP system over Indian monsoon region

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 205-221

  Roy Bhowmik, S K ^a   Joardar, D ^a   Hatwar, H R ^a  

^a INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NORTHEAST ASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 33847410103     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0198-3     Document Type: Article

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