An examination of precipitation in observations and model forecasts during NAME with emphasis on the diurnal cycle

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1680-1692

  Janowiak, John E ^a   Dagostaro, Valery J ^a   Kousky, Vernon E ^a   Joyce, Robert J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RS Information Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DIURNAL CYCLE; MODEL FORECASTS; NUMERICAL PREDICTION MODELS; PRECIPITATION FORECASTS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FORECASTING METHOD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SUMMER;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249721591     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4084.1     Document Type: Article

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