Evaluations of upper-level turbulence diagnostics performance using the Graphical Turbulence Guidance (GTG) system and Pilot Reports (PIREPs) over East Asia

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1936-1951

  Kim, Jung Hoon ^a   Chun, Hye Yeong ^a   Sharman, Robert D ^b   Keller, Teddie L ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft observations; Diagnostics; Forecast verification; Operational forecasting; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; DATA ASSIMILATION; EAST ASIA; FORECASTING PERFORMANCE; FORECASTING SYSTEM; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; JET STREAMS; LEADTIME; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT REPORTS; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY TESTS; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

DATA PROCESSING; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; TURBULENCE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FAR EAST;

EID: 80053232413     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-10-05017.1     Document Type: Article

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