The 2003 Blue Book, by sections

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Section number Section Title
Size (Mb)
# of Pages
0. Cover page
0.06
2
0. Notes from the Editor
(Jean Côté)
0.05
1
0. Activities of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE)
(Kamal Puri, Chairman)
0.2
13
0. The WGNE survey of verification methods for numerical prediction of weather elements and severe weather events
(Philippe Bougeault)
0.16
10
0. Complete Introductory Section
0.5 39
1. Atmospheric data assimilation schemes, analysis and initialization, data impact studies, observing system experiments 4.9 37
2. Data sets, diagnostic and dynamical investigations, statistical post-processing , multi-year reanalyses and associated studies 1.7 28
3. Computational studies including new techniques, the effect of varying model resolution, parallel processing 1.6 18
4. Parameterization of important atmospheric and surface processes, effects of different parameterizations 5.4 30
5. Development of and studies with regional and smaller-scale atmospheric models, regional ensemble forecasting 9.6 48
6. Developments in global forecast models, case studies, predictability investigations, global ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting 3.9 18
7. Global and regional climate models, sensitivity and impact experiments, response to external forcing 4.9 22
8. Development of and advances in ocean modelling and data assimilation, sea-ice modelling, wave modelling 2.4 21
9. Development of and studies with coupled ocean-atmosphere models 0.5 8
Total 34.9 230