Predictability during active break phases of Indian summer monsoon in an ensemble prediction system using climate forecast system

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 100-101, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-23

  Abhilash, S ^a   Sahai, A K ^a   Pattnaik, S ^b   De, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR   (India)

Author keywords

Active break cycle; Ensemble prediction system; Extended range prediction; Forecast error; Predictability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE-BREAK CYCLE; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; EXTENDED RANGE; FORECAST ERRORS; PREDICTABILITY;

GEOPHYSICS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84877341727     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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