On the reliability and calibration of ensemble forecasts

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1717-1720

  Johnson, Christine ^a   Bowler, Neill ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION METHOD; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; FORECAST PROBABILITIES; SEASONAL FORECASTING;

CALIBRATION;

FORECASTING;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 68249149282     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2715.1     Document Type: Article

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