Parameter variations in prediction skill optimization at ECMWF

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1001-1010

  Ollinaho, P ^a,b   Bechtold, P ^c   Leutbecher, M ^c   Laine, M ^a   Solonen, A ^a,d   Haario, H ^a,d   Jarvinen H ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^d LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84888249967     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-20-1001-2013     Document Type: Article

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