Diagnosis of the downstream ridging associated with extratropical transition using short-term ensemble forecasts

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 817-833

  Torn, Ryan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC ZONES; DYNAMICAL MECHANISMS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION; FRONTAL PRECIPITATION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL MOISTURE; MOISTURE FLUXES; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; OBSERVATION ERRORS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RIDGE STRUCTURES; STANDARD DEVIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

HURRICANES; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; STORMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAROCLINIC MODE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FRONTOGENESIS; KALMAN FILTER; MOISTURE FLUX; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77953328308     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3093.1     Document Type: Article

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