Aviation turbulence forecast verification

Aviation Turbulence: Processes, Detection, Prediction

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 261-283

  Gill, Philip G ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TURBULENCE;

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; FORECAST SYSTEMS; FORECAST VERIFICATIONS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; TRUTH DATA; TURBULENCE FORECASTS; VERIFICATION RESULTS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 85017049476     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23630-8_13     Document Type: Chapter

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