Forecast model uncertainty : MM5 accuracy over Utah / by Barbara Sauter.

Author/creator Sauter, Barbara
Other author U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWhite Sands Missile Range, NM : Army Research Laboratory, [2004]
Description1 online resource (viii, 36 pages) : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Contenthttp://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo1384
Subjects

SeriesARL/TR ; 3170
ARL-TR (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.) ; 3170. ^A566074
Abstract Researchers are investigating various approaches to determine and portray weather forecast uncertainty. Methods requiring extensive computing power on the battlefield or massive data communications to the end user will not be implemented in the near future. This study investigated weather forecast uncertainty through a compilation of forecast errors in the Penn State/National Center for Atmospheric Research fifth-generation Mesoscale Model (MM5) over 50 winter days in Utah. The percentage of forecasts meeting the Army s stated accuracy requirements for temperature, dew-point temperature, wind speed, and wind direction is highlighted.
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General note"March 2004."
General noteThe original document contains color images.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 28).
Access restrictionAPPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE NOT AVAILABLE IN MICROFICHE.
Issued in other formPaper version: Sauter, Barbara. Forecast model uncertainty. viii, 36 p.
Technical rpt#ARL-TR-3170
GPO item number0324-A-01 (online)
Govt. docs number D 101.133:3170