Stochastic and perturbed parameter representations of model uncertainty in convection parameterization

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2525-2544

  Christensen, H M ^a   Moroz, I M ^a   Palmer, T N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convective clouds; Convective parameterization; Ensembles; Model errors; Probability forecasts models distribution; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; ENSEMBLES; MODEL ERRORS; PROBABILITY FORECASTS/MODELS/DISTRIBUTION;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84943393130     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0250.1     Document Type: Article

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