A Bayesian forecast model of Australian region tropical cyclone formation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 6114-6131

  Werner, Angelika ^a   Holbrook, Neil J ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cyclogenesis cyclolysis; ENSO; Statistical forecasting; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CYCLOGENESIS; ENSO; STATISTICAL FORECASTING; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; HURRICANES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STORMS; TROPICS;

FORECASTING;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CYCLOGENESIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENT; TROPICAL REGION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 83755207536     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4231.1     Document Type: Article

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