Assessing the simulation and prediction of rainfall associated with the MJO in the POAMA seasonal forecast system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2129-2141

  Marshall, Andrew G ^a   Hudson, Debra ^b   Wheeler, Matthew C ^b   Hendon, Harry H ^b   Alves, Oscar ^b  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate model; Forecast; Intra seasonal; MJO; POAMA; Predictability; Prediction; Probabilistic skill; Rainfall; Simulation; Teleconnection

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; HINDCASTING; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; TELECONNECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 81455128299     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0948-2     Document Type: Article

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