A comparison of skill between two versions of the NCEP climate forecast system (CFS) and CPC's operational short-lead seasonal outlooks

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 445-462

  Peng, Peitao ^a   Barnston, Anthony G ^b   Kumar, Arun ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORECASTS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; PROBABILISTIC VERIFICATION; SEASONAL PREDICTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE PREDICTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; USER COMMUNITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NOAA SATELLITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84878182470     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-12-00057.1     Document Type: Article

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