Uncertainties of estimates of inertia-gravity energy in the atmosphere. Part I: Intercomparison of four analysis systems

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3837-3857

  Zagar N ^a   Tribbia, J ^a   Anderson, J L ^a   Raeder, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SETS; ENERGY CONTRIBUTION; EXTRATROPICS; INPUT DATAS; INTERCOMPARISONS; KELVIN WAVES; MEASURE OF UNCERTAINTY; NORMAL MODES; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TOTAL ENERGY; TRUNCATION PARAMETER; VERTICAL MODES; WAVE ENERGY; ZONAL WAVENUMBER;

ASSOCIATIVE STORAGE; CAMS; SPECTROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TROPICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GRAVITY WAVE; KELVIN WAVE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77249101102     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2815.1     Document Type: Article

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