On the representation of initial uncertainties with multiple sets of singular vectors optimized for different criteria

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue 629 B, 2007, Pages 2045-2056

  Leutbecher, Martin ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eady model; Ensemble prediction; Extratropical transition; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STORMS; VECTORS;

EADY MODEL; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VECTOR;

EID: 38849161471     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.174     Document Type: Article

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