Predictability of frontal waves and cyclones

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1291-1302

  Frame, Thomas H A ^a   Methven, John ^a   Roberts, Nigel M ^b   Titley, Helen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensembles; Forecast verification skill; Forecasting; Numerical weather prediction forecasting; Probability forecasts models distribution

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STORMS;

ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; ENSEMBLES; FORECAST VERIFICATION/SKILL; NUMBER DENSITY; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION/FORECASTING; PROBABILITY FORECASTS/MODELS/DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; STRIKE PROBABILITIES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CYCLONE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84944559743     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-15-0039.1     Document Type: Article

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