Ensemble data assimilation with the CNMCA regional forecasting system

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 646, 2010, Pages 132-145

  Bonavita, Massimo ^a   Torrisi, Lucio ^a   Marcucci, Francesca ^a  

^a CNMCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Linear gaussian errors; Model error parametrization

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; FORECAST AND ANALYSIS; FORECASTING SYSTEM; GAUSSIAN ERRORS; GAUSSIANITY; MODEL ERRORS; MODEL STATE; OPERATIONAL DATA; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PROGNOSTIC MODEL; REGIONAL NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SCATTEROMETERS; SQUARE-ROOT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VARIATIONAL METHODS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ERRORS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; KALMAN FILTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77249105379     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.553     Document Type: Article

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