Evolution of ECMWF sub-seasonal forecast skill scores

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 683, 2014, Pages 1889-1899

  Vitart, Frédéric ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MJO; NAO; Sub seasonal prediction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY;

DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION INDICES; SEASONAL FORECASTS; SEASONAL PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84908886674     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2256     Document Type: Article

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