Verification of cloudiness and radiation forecasts in the greater Alpine region

The skill of ECMWF operational cloudiness and radiation forecasts is evaluated for the greater Alpine region using ground-based and satellite observations. Ground-based observations are the total cloud cover reported by SYNOP stations. The satellite data we use is the downward surface solar radiatio...

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Main Authors: Thomas Haiden, Jörg Trentmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2016-02-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2015/0630