Perturbing the potential vorticity field in mesoscale forecasts of two Mediterranean heavy precipitation events

Maria-Del-Mar Vich; Romualdo Romero; Evelyne Richard; Philippe Arbogast; Karine Maynard

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.17224

Perturbing the potential vorticity field in mesoscale forecasts of two Mediterranean heavy precipitation events

Tellus

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Maria-Del-Mar Vich, Romualdo Romero, Evelyne Richard, Philippe Arbogast and Karine Maynard

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Language: English

Page range: 17224 - 17224

Submitted on: Jan 18, 2012

Accepted on: Jul 9, 2012

Published on: Dec 1, 2012

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

PV perturbations,

forecast verification,

Mediterranean cyclones,

METEOSAT-7 water vapour imagery,

ensemble prediction systems

© 2012 Maria-Del-Mar Vich, Romualdo Romero, Evelyne Richard, Philippe Arbogast, Karine Maynard, published by Stockholm University Press
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