Statistical, 5-day tropical cyclone intensity forecasts derived from climatology and persistence

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-92

  Knaff, John A ^a   Demaria, Mark ^b   Sampson, Charles R ^c   Gross, James M ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Tropical Prediction Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FORECASTING;

CONTROL MODEL; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; NORTH ATLANTIC; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY; WARNING CENTERS; WEST PACIFIC; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

HURRICANES;

EID: 84863125688     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2003)018<0080:SDTCIF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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