An evaluation of Tropical cyclone genesis forecasts from global numerical models

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1423-1445

  Halperin, Daniel J ^a   Fuelberg, Henry E ^a   Hart, Robert E ^a   Cossuth, Joshua H ^a   Sura, Philip ^a   Pasch, Richard J ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecast verification skill; Numerical weather prediction forecasting; Operational forecasting; Probability forecasts models distribution; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

FORECAST VERIFICATION/SKILL; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION/FORECASTING; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; PROBABILITY FORECASTS/MODELS/DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

HURRICANES; NUMERICAL MODELS;

FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLIMATOLOGY; CYCLOGENESIS; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84891653026     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-13-00008.1     Document Type: Article

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