The role of initial conditions and forcing uncertainties in seasonal hydrologic forecasting

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Li, Haibin ^a   Luo, Lifeng ^a   Wood, Eric F ^a   Schaake, John ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE FORECASTS; CLIMATE MODEL; COLD SEASON; FORCINGS; FORECAST ERRORS; HINDCASTS; HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL MOISTURE; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LEAD TIME; LONG LEADS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION; WARM SEASONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHOD; HINDCASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 66149166054     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010969     Document Type: Article

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