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LIMITED AREA FORECAST MODEL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
DEF

Numerical forecasting model designed to produce forecasts for a relatively small area (in comparison with a hemisphere, for example).

OBS

The resolution is usually correspondingly higher than for a hemispheric model.

Key term(s)
  • limited area forecast model

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)
DEF

Modèle de prévision numérique mis au point pour produire des prévisions sur une zone relativement peu étendue (en comparaison avec l'hémisphère, par exemple).

OBS

Habituellement, la résolution est proportionnellement plus grande que dans un modèle hémisphérique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
  • Modelización (Matemáticas)
DEF

Modelo de predicción numérica elaborado para hacer predicciones aplicables a regiones de área reducida (en contraposición, por ejemplo, con las aplicables a un hemisferio).

OBS

La resolución obtenida es, en general, mayor que la de un modelo hemisférico.

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