Spatial distribution and evolution of extratropical cyclone errors over north america and its adjacent oceans in the NCEP global forecast system model

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-149

  Colle, Brian A ^a   Charlesw, Michael E ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extratropical cyclones; Forecasting; North America; Winter cool season

Indexed keywords

BERING STRAIT; CYCLONE TRACKS; DISPLACEMENT ERRORS; EAST COAST; EASTERN PACIFIC; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEMS; GULF STREAM; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NCEP REANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PRESSURE ERROR; SOURCE REGION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; WESTERN ATLANTIC; WESTERN UNITED STATES; WINTER/COOL SEASON;

FORECASTING; OCEAN CURRENTS; STORMS;

ERRORS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERING STRAIT; CANADA; GREAT PLAINS; GULF STREAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956323412     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010WAF2222422.1     Document Type: Article

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