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HISTORICAL REFORECAST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hindcast
1, record 1, English, hindcast
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- retrospective forecast 2, record 1, English, retrospective%20forecast
correct, noun
- historical re-forecast 3, record 1, English, historical%20re%2Dforecast
correct, noun
- reforecast 4, record 1, English, reforecast
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reforecasts (known synonymously as hindcasts or retrospective forecasts) provide a large sample of historical model/ensemble forecasts available to statistically postprocess real-time forecasts using an identical (i.e., statistically consistent) model. 4, record 1, English, - hindcast
Record 1, Key term(s)
- historical reforecast
- re-forecast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prévision a posteriori
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9vision%20a%20posteriori
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- simulation rétrospective 2, record 1, French, simulation%20r%C3%A9trospective
correct, feminine noun
- reprévision 3, record 1, French, repr%C3%A9vision
correct, feminine noun
- prévision rétrospective 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9vision%20r%C3%A9trospective
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les prévisions rétrospectives, également connues sous le nom de prévisions a posteriori ou de reprévisions, sont produites à l'aide du même modèle et des mêmes méthodes que les prévisions en temps réel d'un centre de production, mais «prédisent» des états climatiques passés à partir des données d'observation disponibles au moment initial de la prévision rétrospective considérée. 3, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9vision%20a%20posteriori
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
simulation rétrospective : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 3 octobre 2025. 4, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9vision%20a%20posteriori
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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