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The performance of the Met Office global model in the prediction of tropical cyclone tracks was first evaluated in 1988. At that time the representation of most tropical cyclones in the model was fairly poor due to the low model resolution (about 150 km in the horizontal atJT Heming...
Julian T. Heming, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Recorded presentation Poster PDF (733.4 kB) In 1994 the Met Office implemented a new method for the initialisation of tropical cyclones in its global model. In trials this resulted in a 30% drop in track forecast errors. In ...
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RTTOV-9 Users Guide Roger Saunders Met Office , Exeter , UKSaunders, RLipton, A
17D.9 Met Office Global Model tropical cyclone performance following a major model upgrade and new initialization technique2.4. Case studiesExamination of some individual cases illustrates some of the characteristics of the new TC initialization technique.Julian T. Heming...
To ensure worldwide aviation safety, the World Area Forecast System (WAFS) provides global gridded forecasts of major meteorological hazards to aviation: in-flight icing, turbulence and cumulonimbus clouds.Rebecca L. StrettonMet OfficeExeterDevonPiers BuchananPeter Francis...