Current capability of operational numerical models in predicting tropical cyclone intensity in the Western North Pacific

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 353-367

  Yu, Hui ^a   Chen, Peiyan ^a   Li, Qingqing ^a   Tang, Bi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT CAPABILITY; MODEL FORECASTING; OPERATIONAL MODEL; SKILL ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL CALIBRATION; TREND FORECASTING; TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

HURRICANES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

FORECASTING;

ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84878183407     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-11-00100.1     Document Type: Article

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