A comparison of model error representations in mesoscale ensemble data assimilation

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3893-3911

  Ha, Soyoung ^a   Berner, Judith ^a   Snyder, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Ensembles; Mesoscale forecasting; Model errors; Short range prediction

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ERRORS; FORECASTING; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLES; MESOSCALE FORECASTING; MODEL ERRORS; SHORT-RANGE PREDICTIONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; KALMAN FILTER; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945139617     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-14-00395.1     Document Type: Article

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