A nonparametric postprocessor for bias correction of hydrometeorological and hydrologic ensemble forecasts

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 642-665

  Brown, James D ^a,b   Seo, Dong Jun ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77955497065     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1188.1     Document Type: Article

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