Relative impact of model quality and ensemble deficiencies on the performance of ensemble based probabilistic forecasts evaluated through the Brier score

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-409

  Atger, F ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

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CLIMATE MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; PROBABILITY;

EID: 7044239702     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-11-399-2004     Document Type: Article

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