The benefits of multianalysis and poor man's ensembles

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4113-4129

  Bowler, Neill E ^a   Arribas, Alberto ^a   Mylne, Kenneth R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT STATES; DETERMINISTIC FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; ENSEMBLE METHODS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; MULTIANALYSIS; NEW APPROACHES; SLOWLY VARYING PARAMETERS;

FORECASTING;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; METEOROLOGY; PROBABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 57149133822     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2381.1     Document Type: Article

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