Linear and non-linear response to parameter variations in a mesoscale model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-444

  Hacker, J P ^a   Snyder, C ^b   Ha, S Y ^b   Pocernich, M ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ESTIMATION METHOD; LINEARITY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERTURBATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79954554093     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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