Model bias in a continuously cycled assimilation system and its influence on convection-permitting forecasts

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1263-1284

  Romine, Glen S ^a   Schwartz, Craig S ^a   Snyder, Chris ^a   Anderson, Jeff L ^a   Weisman, Morris L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; ENSEMBLE DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEMS; INITIAL AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MODEL CONFIGURATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

QUALITY CONTROL; RAIN; RESEARCH;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878283735     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-12-00112.1     Document Type: Article

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