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Ensemble mean

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005385

The arithmetic average of all individual forecast members within an ensemble prediction system. This value provides a central estimate of the predicted atmospheric state, smoothing out small-scale variations among the members. It is often used as a primary forecast product, representing the most likely outcome from the ensemble.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005385
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005385",
  "term": "Ensemble mean",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The arithmetic average of all individual forecast members within an ensemble prediction system. This value provides a central estimate of the predicted atmospheric state, smoothing out small-scale variations among the members. It is often used as a primary forecast product, representing the most likely outcome from the ensemble.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ensemble-mean/"
}

Record 3,227 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.