Verification of a short-range ensemble precipitation prediction system over Iberia

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue , 2010, Pages 55-63

  Santos Munoz D ^a   Martin, M L ^b   Morata, A ^a   Valero, F ^c   Pascual, A ^c  

^a Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia AEMET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DIAGRAM; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 77949363849     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-25-55-2010     Document Type: Article

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