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Numerical weather prediction

Numerical weather prediction (NWP) uses mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans to predict the weather based on current weather conditions. Though first attempted in the 1920s, it was not until the advent of computer simulation in the 1950s that numerical weather predictions produced realistic results. A number of global and regional forecast…

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Numerical weather prediction

Nodes178
Edges177
Triples111
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011236
Components1

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related to history · 28
Numerical weather prediction → Air Force, As, Australia, By, Carl-Gustav Rossby's, Europe, Following Phillips, Hydrological Institute, In, It, JNWPU, Joint Numerical Weather Prediction, Laboratory, Lewis Fry Richardson, Navy, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Norman Phillips, Operational, Swedish Meteorological, The
related to Data collection and initialization · 20
Numerical weather prediction → AMDAR, Another, As, Commercial, Efforts, METAR, On, One, Pacific, Reconnaissance, Relay, Research, Sea, Stations, SYNOP, The, The World Meteorological Organization, These, VHF, WMO's Aircraft Meteorological Data
related to Climate modeling · 18
Numerical weather prediction → AGCM, AGCMs, Along, An, Earth's, For, GCM, GCMs, General Circulation Model, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Kirk Bryan, New Jersey, OGCM, Princeton, Syukuro Manabe, UK Unified Model, Versions, When
related to Parameterization · 13
Numerical weather prediction → Atmospheric, For, In, More, Parameterization, Soil, Some, Sun, The, Therefore, This, Weather, Within
related to Tropical cyclone forecasting · 9
Numerical weather prediction → Dynamical, In, MFM, Models, Predictions, Statistical, Three, Tropical, Within
related to Model output statistics · 8
Numerical weather prediction → Because, Because MOS, Forecast, Model, MOS, National Weather Service, Statistical, These
related to Ocean surface modeling · 4
Numerical weather prediction → Along, It, Since, The

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models model weather numerical forecast atmosphere forecasts used ensemble prediction equations atmospheric global forecasting regional use future based processes surface

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model output statisticsinstance ofPost-processing techniques0.80text
downslope windsinstance ofin order to better depict features0.80text
mountain wavesinstance ofin order to better depict features0.80text
related cloudiness that affects incoming solar radiationinstance ofin order to better depict features0.80text
the Pacific Oceaninstance ofover large bodies of water0.80text
spaghetti diagramsinstance ofEnsemble spread is diagnosed through tools0.80text
which show the dispersion of one quantity on prognostic charts for specific time steps in the futureinstance ofEnsemble spread is diagnosed through tools0.80text
thermal inversions can prevent surface air from risinginstance ofMeteorological conditions0.80text
trapping pollutants near the surfaceinstance ofMeteorological conditions0.80text
which makes accurate forecasts of such events crucial for air quality modelinginstance ofMeteorological conditions0.80text
refined spatial domains that move along with the cycloneinstance ofthey are based on the same principles as other limited-area numerical weather prediction models but may include special computational techniques0.80text
Numerical weather predictionrelated to Climate modelingGeneral Circulation Model0.60section

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