Mediterranean Forecasting System: Forecast and analysis assessment through skill scores

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 649-660

  Tonani, M ^a   Pinardi, N ^b   Fratianni, C ^a   Pistoia, J ^a   Dobricic, S ^c   Pensieri, S ^d   De Alfonso, M ^e   Nittis, K ^f  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e Puertos Del Estado   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 72649106675     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-649-2009     Document Type: Article

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