A new parametric model for the assessment and calibration of medium‐range ensemble temperature forecasts

We present a new method for the assessment and calibration of medium-range ensemble temperature forecasts. The method is based on maximizing the likelihood of a simple parametric model for the temperature distribution, and leads to some new insights into the predictability of uncertainty. Copyright © 2004 Royal Meteorological Society

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