The history of UK weather forecasting: the changing role of the central guidance forecaster. Part 3: cumulative progress in forecasting - the 1970s
Young, Martin V. ; Grahame, Nick S.
The introduction of the Met Office 10-level model in 1972 marked the beginning of a steady improvement in forecasting the evolution of synoptic systems, including fronts. Models could now predict a greater range of atmospheric parameters, in particular, precipitation. More satellite imagery was becoming available routinely, especially informative over data-sparse oceans. Ingenious methods of forecaster 'intervention' were also being developed to better define the model's initial state. Nevertheless, there remained considerable scope for the forecaster to add value to NWP, both at the synoptic scale and for interpreting the output in terms of weather. </p>
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