Evaluation of precipitation forecasts for the Saint John River Valley / by L.M.D. Burns and R.B.B. Dickison = Évaluation des prévisions de précipitation pour la vallée du Saint-Jean / par L.M.D. Burns...: En57-57/709-1969E-PDF
"One-day and two-day forecasts of precipitation amounts prepared for the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission for the Saint John River Valley are evaluated over a one year period for degree of absolute error and bias. Forecast errors were less than 0.10 inches for the first 24-hour period but slightly higher for the second day for the areas selected for verification. Forecast bias was negligible for the first day, but indicated a slight underestimate – 0.04 inches and 0.02 inches – of the actual precipitation for the second day, despite a pronounced negative bias for the few occasions of higher forecasts. "Skill score" analysis indicated positive factors for both periods"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Meteorological Branch, issuing body. |
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| Title | Evaluation of precipitation forecasts for the Saint John River Valley / by L.M.D. Burns and R.B.B. Dickison = Évaluation des prévisions de précipitation pour la vallée du Saint-Jean / par L.M.D. Burns et R.B.B. Dickison. |
| Variant title | Évaluation des prévisions de précipitation pour la vallée du Saint-Jean |
| Series title | Technical memoranda, 0068-7804 ; TEC 709 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | ISSN of series supplied from ISSN Portal. "U.D.C. 551·509·324·2"--Cover. "January 10, 1969"--Cover. Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (page 9). Includes abstracts in English and French. |
| Publishing information | Toronto, Ontario : Canada, Department of Transport, Meteorological Branch = Canada, Ministère des transports, Direction de la météorologie, 1969. |
| Author / Contributor | Burns, L. M. D. (Leo Michael David)author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (19 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : maps. |
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| Subject terms | Precipitation forecasting -- Saint John River Valley (Me. and N.B.) -- Evaluation. Précipitations (Météorologie) -- Prévision -- Saint-Jean, Vallée du (Maine et N.-B.) -- Évaluation. |
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