Limits, variability, and general behavior of statistical predictability of the midlatitude atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 263-275

  Kleeman, Richard ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC STATISTICAL PREDICTION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 38849089957     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2234.1     Document Type: Article

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