Predicting uncertainty in numerical weather forecasts

International Geophysics

Volumn 83, Issue C, 2002, Pages 3-13

  Palmer, T N ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956747009     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-6142(02)80152-8     Document Type: Article

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