Prediction and uncertainty of Hurricane Sandy (2012) explored through a real-time cloud-permitting ensemble analysis and forecast system assimilating airborne Doppler radar observations

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-58

  Munsell, Erin B ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ensemble prediction; hurricane predictability; tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIRBORNE DOPPLER RADAR; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; INITIAL CONDITION UNCERTAINTIES; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

HURRICANES;

AIRBORNE SENSING; DOPPLER RADAR; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HURRICANE SANDY 2012; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; REAL TIME; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MID-ATLANTIC STATES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899124429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013MS000297     Document Type: Article

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