Ensemble prediction of Mediterranean high-impact events using potential vorticity perturbations. Part I: Comparison against the multiphysics approach

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 227-241

  Vich, M ^a   Romero, R ^a   Brooks, H E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble prediction system; Forecast verification; Mediterranean cyclones; Multiphysics; PV perturbations

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY FORCING; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; HEAVY RAINS; HIGH IMPACT; INITIAL STATE; INVERSION SCHEME; MESOSCALE MODEL; MODEL ERRORS; MULTI-PHYSICS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY PERTURBATIONS; PV PERTURBATIONS; WEATHER PHENOMENA; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNATIONAL LAW; RAIN; STORMS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLONE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; PERTURBATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 80052869286     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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