Climatology as a Function of Map Type
Abstract
Four sets of eight objectively produced map types were generated for use in estimating the probability of four six-hourly precipitation categories observed at Travis AFB, California. Daily precipitation probability forecasts were prepared for 585 winter days using ten different procedures. All four sets of map types yield six-hour precipitation forecasts that are better than unconditional climatology, but none of them yield as much information as climatology conditioned on past six-hourly precipitation. Climatology conditioned on both past precipitation and map type is the best.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 06, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0740855
Entities
People
- Iver A. Lund
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories