A note on NCOM temperature forecast error calibration using the ensemble transform

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Coelho, Emanuel ^a,b   Peggion, Germana ^a,c   Rowley, Clark ^a   Jacobs, Gregg ^a   Allard, Richard ^a   Rodriguez, Elaina ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

(43 45N, 9 10.5E); Environmental assessment; Forecasting; Forecasting errors; Ocean ensembles; Ocean models

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

(43-45N, 9-10.5E); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FORECASTING ERROR; OCEAN ENSEMBLES; OCEAN MODEL;

FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PROBABILITY; REAL TIME; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMN;

ITALY;

EID: 73049106006     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.01.028     Document Type: Article

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