SINGULAR VECTOR BAROTROPIC ENSEMBLE FORECAST FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACK

Thawatchai Sirikantisophon Thailand and Dusadee Sukawat (Thailand)

Received April 28, 2008

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Keywords and phrases: singular vector, barotropic model, ensemble prediction system.