Dynamical properties of MOS forecasts: Analysis of the ECMWF operational forecasting system

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1032-1043

  Vannitsem, S ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

850-HPA; BELGIUM; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; ERROR AMPLIFICATIONS; ERROR DYNAMICS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MODEL ERRORS; MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; OPERATIONAL FORECASTS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUXES; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SYNOPTIC STATIONS; VERTICAL TEMPERATURES;

AMPLIFICATION; CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; ERRORS; HEAT FLUX; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COASTAL ZONE; ERROR ANALYSIS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 65549097622     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008WAF2222126.1     Document Type: Article

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