Forecasting the number of extreme daily events on seasonal timescales

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hamilton, Emily ^a   Eade, Rosie ^a   Graham, Richard J ^a   Scaife, Adam A ^a   Smith, Doug M ^a   Maidens, Anna ^a   MacLachlan, Craig ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; SOIL MOISTURE;

DAILY TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL FORECASTING; SEASONAL MEAN; TEMPERATURE EXTREMES; TIME-SCALES;

FORECASTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEASONALITY; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THRESHOLD; TIMESCALE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 84863117922     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016541     Document Type: Article

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