Inclusion of sea-surface temperature variation in the U.S. Navy ensemble-transform global ensemble prediction system

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  McLay, J G ^a   Flatau, M K ^a   Reynolds, C A ^a   Cummings, J ^a   Hogan, T ^a   Flatau, P J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SPECTRAL MODEL; MIDLATITUDES; NAVY OPERATIONAL GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION SYSTEMS; NEAR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; PROGNOSTIC MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SURFACE FLUX; U.S. NAVY; WIND SPEED;

FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; NAVAL APPLICATION; PERTURBATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE FLUX; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84867636719     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016937     Document Type: Article

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