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tth

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on: Jul 13, 2018
The principle that surface weather systems tend to move in the same direction and at approximately the same speed as they have been moving forms the basis of which type of forecasting method?
   a. persistence forecast
   b. analogue method
   c. steady-state forecast
   d. ensemble forecast
   e. nowcast.

Question 2

Which of the following can cause errors in forecasts made by numerical weather prediction models?
   a. computers cannot predict the short-range future
   b. the model captures too many fine scale details
   c. there is too much data to predict the weather
   d. inadequate representation of pertinent meteorological processes
   e. too many different types of data are assimilated in a model


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The principle that surface weather systems tend to move in the same direction and at approximately the same speed as they have been moving forms the basis of which type of forecasting method?
a. persistence forecast
b. analogue method
c. steady-state forecast
d. ensemble forecast
e. nowcast.

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


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