Performance of Tropical Cyclone Forecast in Western North Pacific in 2015

ABSTRACT: The operational track and intensity forecast errors of tropical cyclones (TCs) over the western North Pacific in 2015 were evaluated on the basis of RSMC-Tokyo’s “best-track” dataset. The results showed that position errors for each official agency were under 80 km, 130 km, 180 km, 260 km...

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Main Authors: Guomin Chen, Xiaotu Lei, Xiping Zhang, Peiyan Chen, Hui Yu, Rijin Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-09-01
Series:Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225603219300803