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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 63, 2011 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

Ensemble prediction for nowcasting with a convection-permitting model – II: forecast error statistics

R. N. BannisterNational Centre for Earth Observation, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK;Correspondencee-mail: [email protected]
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S. MiglioriniNational Centre for Earth Observation, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK;
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M. A. G. DixonMet Office Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
Pages 497-512 | Received 14 Apr 2010, Accepted 29 Dec 2010, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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