THE OPERATIONAL CMC-MRB GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MULTISCALE (GEM) MODEL -PART I - DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND FORMULATION

Authors
COTE J GRAVEL S METHOT A PATOINE A ROCH M STANIFORTH A
Citation
J. Cote et al., THE OPERATIONAL CMC-MRB GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MULTISCALE (GEM) MODEL -PART I - DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND FORMULATION, Monthly weather review, 126(6), 1998, pp. 1373-1395
Citations number
132
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Monthly weather review → ACNP
ISSN journal
00270644
Volume
126
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1373 - 1395
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-0644(1998)126:6<1373:TOCGEM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
An integrated forecasting and data assimilation system has been and is continuing to be developed by the Meteorological Research Branch (MRB ) in partnership with the Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) of Envi ronment Canada. Part I of this two-part paper motivates the developmen t of the new system, summarizes various considerations taken into its design, and describes its main characteristics.