Initial condition sensitivity and predictability of a severe extratropical cyclone using a moist adjoint

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 320-342

  Doyle, James D ^a   Amerault, Clark ^a   Reynolds, Carolyn A ^a   Reinecke, P Alex ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; INITIAL PERTURBATION; LINEAR AND NONLINEAR MODELS; MOISTURE SENSITIVITY; OPTIMAL PERTURBATION; WARM CONVEYOR BELTS;

BELT CONVEYORS; MOISTURE; SHEAR FLOW;

STORMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE; DATA ASSIMILATION; MOISTURE FLUX; PREDICTION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84892452795     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00201.1     Document Type: Review

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