Improving precipitation forecasts skill over India using a multi-model ensemble technique;Poboljšanje uspješnosti prognoze oborine nad Indijom primjenom metode višemodelskog ansambla

Geofizika

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-141

  Durai, V R ^a   Bhardwaj, Rashmi ^b  

^a INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Global model; Multi model ensemble (MM E) forecasting; Numerical weather prediction; Rainfall prediction skill

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SUMMER; TIME SERIES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INDIA;

EID: 84896281104     PISSN: 03523659     EISSN: 18466346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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