TIGGE: Comparison of the prediction of southern hemisphere extratropical cyclones by different ensemble prediction systems

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 388-398

  Froude, Lizzie S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensembles; Extratropical cyclones; Forecasting; Model comparison; Southern Hemisphere

Indexed keywords

DETERMINISTIC FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; ENSEMBLES; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; HIGH RESOLUTION; MODEL COMPARISON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; PROPAGATION SPEED; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

STORMS; USER INTERFACES;

FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79959720711     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010WAF2222457.1     Document Type: Article

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