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A Statistical Comparison of the Forecasts Produced by the NGM and LFM for the 1987/88 Cool Season
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Forecasts from the National Meteorological Center's (NMC) nested grid model (NGM) and limited-area fine-mesh model (LFM) were compared objectively for the 1987/88 cool season. Mean values of various predicted variables ...
Objectively Forecasting Sunshine
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Statistical regression was used to relate observations of the percent of possible sunshine to objective cloud forecasts. A multiple linear regression equation was developed and later applied to produce forecasts of the ...
Evaluating the Impact of RAFS Changes on the NGM-Based MOS Guidance
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In the spring of 1990, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) tested several modifications to the Regional Analysis and Forecast System (RAFS). In order to compare the proposed version of the RAFS to the current operational ...