Evaluation of monthly precipitation forecasting skill of the National Multi-model Ensemble in the summer season

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 4472-4486

  Wang, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

General circulation models (GCMs); Model uncertainty; Monthly precipitation forecasts; Operational forecasts

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; NASA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; OPERATIONAL FORECASTS; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; PRECIPITATION FORECASTING; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUMMER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84904331079     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9957     Document Type: Article

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