Study on Scale-Selective Initial Perturbation for Regional Ensemble Forecast

To improve the skills of the regional ensemble forecast system (REFS), a modified ensemble transform Kalman filter (ETKF) initial perturbation strategy was developed. First, sensitivity tests were conducted to investigate the influence of the perturbation scale on the ensemble spread growth and fore...

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Main Authors: Yu Xia, Hanbin Zhang, Jing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/5/285