Ensemble-based ozone forecasts: Skill and economic value

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Pagowski, Mariuz ^a,b   Grell, George A ^a,c  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; LINEAR REGRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PROBABILITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547903198     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007124     Document Type: Article

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