Evaluating the predictive skill of post-processed NCEP GFS ensemble precipitation forecasts in China's Huai river basin

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-74

  Liu, Y ^a   Duan, Q ^b   Zhao, L ^c   Ye, A ^b   Tao, Y ^b   Miao, C ^b   Mu, X ^b   Schaake, J C ^d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble precipitation forecasting; Ensemble verification; GFS reforecast product; Huai river basin; Hydrologic ensemble prediction

Indexed keywords

BASIN SCALE; CONVECTIVE STORMS; CUMULATIVE PRECIPITATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; GFS REFORECAST PRODUCT; GLOBAL COVERAGE; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEMS; GOODNESS OF FIT; LEAD TIME; MEAN PRECIPITATION; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; PRE-PROCESSING; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; PRECIPITATION FORECASTING; RIVER BASINS; RIVER FORECAST CENTERS; SEASONALITY; SPACE-TIME CORRELATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STATISTICAL VERIFICATION; SUB-AREAS; SUMMER SEASON; SYSTEM VERSION;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

WATERSHEDS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA; HUAI BASIN;

EID: 84871400489     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9496     Document Type: Article

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