Comparison of a 51-member low-resolution (TL399L62) ensemble with a 6-member high-resolution (TL799L91) lagged-forecast ensemble

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3343-3362

  Buizza, Roberto ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW-RESOLUTION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 53649084215     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2430.1     Document Type: Article

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