Atmospheric predictability revisited

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Froude, Lizzie S R ^a   Bengtsson, Lennart ^a   Hodges, Kevin I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensemble prediction; numerical weather prediction; Predictability; Predictive skill

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GEOPOTENTIAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84882586687     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.19022     Document Type: Article

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