A stochastic convective backscatter scheme for use in ensemble prediction systems

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 141, Issue 692, 2015, Pages 2602-2616

  Shutts, Glenn ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Convection; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ERRORS; HEAT CONVECTION; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; NUMERICAL DISSIPATION; STOCHASTIC; STOCHASTIC KINETICS; STOCHASTIC PARAMETRIZATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BACKSCATTER; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; VORTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND FORCING;

EID: 84946477434     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2547     Document Type: Article

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