Seasonal sensitivity on COBEL-ISBA local forecast system for fog and low clouds

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1283-1301

  Roquelaure, Stevie ^a   Bergot, Thierry ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Fog and low clouds; Forecast dispersion; Initial conditions and mesoscale forcings uncertainties; Local ensemble prediction system; Local numerical forecast system; Seasonal sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FOG; NUMERICAL METHOD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34547589958     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0219-2     Document Type: Article

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