Influence of snow and soil moisture initialization on sub-seasonal predictability and forecast skill in boreal spring

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 49-65

  Thomas, Jaison Ambadan ^a   Berg, Aaron A ^a   Merryfield, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPRING (SEASON); WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84941341667     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2821-9     Document Type: Article

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