17 Sep 2013
Using the Firefly optimization method to weight an ensemble of rainfall forecasts from the Brazilian developments on the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS)
A. F. dos Santos
National Institute for Space Research, Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
S. R. Freitas
National Institute for Space Research, Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
J. G. Z. de Mattos
National Institute for Space Research, Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
H. F. de Campos Velho
Laboratory for Computing and Applied Mathematics, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
M. A. Gan
National Institute for Space Research, Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
E. F. P. da Luz
Laboratory for Computing and Applied Mathematics, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
G. A. Grell
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
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P. Tuccella, G. Curci, G. A. Grell, G. Visconti, S. Crumeyrolle, A. Schwarzenboeck, and A. A. Mensah
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R. Paugam, M. Wooster, J. Atherton, S. R. Freitas, M. G. Schultz, and J. W. Kaiser
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-15-9815-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-15-9815-2015, 2015
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S. Archer-Nicholls, D. Lowe, E. Darbyshire, W. T. Morgan, M. M. Bela, G. Pereira, J. Trembath, J. W. Kaiser, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, H. Coe, and G. McFiggans
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M. M. Bela, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, D. S. Moreira, V. Beck, S. C. Wofsy, C. Gerbig, K. Wiedemann, M. O. Andreae, and P. Artaxo
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J. Brito, L. V. Rizzo, W. T. Morgan, H. Coe, B. Johnson, J. Haywood, K. Longo, S. Freitas, M. O. Andreae, and P. Artaxo
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G. A. Grell and S. R. Freitas
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V. Beck, C. Gerbig, T. Koch, M. M. Bela, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, J. O. Kaplan, C. Prigent, P. Bergamaschi, and M. Heimann
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 7961–7982, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7961-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7961-2013, 2013
M. Stuefer, S. R. Freitas, G. Grell, P. Webley, S. Peckham, S. A. McKeen, and S. D. Egan
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 457–468, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-457-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-457-2013, 2013
N. E. Rosário, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, M. A. Yamasoe, and R. M. Fonseca
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2923–2938, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2923-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2923-2013, 2013
S. Strada, S. R. Freitas, C. Mari, K. M. Longo, and R. Paugam
Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-6-721-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-6-721-2013, 2013
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