A framework for assessing operational Madden-Julian oscillation forecasts: A clivar MJO working group project

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1247-1258

  Gottschalck, J ^a   Wheeler, M ^b   Weickmann, K ^a   Vitart, F ^c   Savage, N ^d   Lin, H ^e   Hendon, H ^b   Waliser, D ^f   Sperber, K ^g   Nakagawa, M ^h   Prestrelo, C ⁱ   Flatau, M ^j   Higgins, W ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

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

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

ⁱ Center for Weather Prediction and Climate Studies   (Brazil)

^j NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC HEATING; DOMINANT MODE; GLOBAL TROPICS; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MIDLATITUDES; NATURAL COMPONENTS; OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS; TIME-SCALES; WORKING GROUPS;

TROPICS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 78049323513     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010BAMS2816.1     Document Type: Article

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