Potential predictability in the NCEP CPC dynamical seasonal forecast system

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3775-3785

  Phelps, Michael W ^a   Kumar, Arun ^b   O'Brien, James J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC STATES; CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS (CPC); INITIAL CONDITIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 8644251889     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3775:PPITNC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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