The impact of verification area design on tropical cyclone targeted observations based on the CNOP method

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 997-1010

  Zhou, Feifan ^a   Mu, Mu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CNOP; FSV; sensitive area; verification area

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051878787     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-011-0120-x     Document Type: Article

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