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Global Ensemble Forecast System

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001159

A weather forecast model made up of 21 separate forecasts, or ensemble members. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) started the GEFS to address the nature of uncertainty in weather observations, which are used to initialize weather forecast models.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001159
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationGEFS
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001159",
  "term": "Global Ensemble Forecast System",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A weather forecast model made up of 21 separate forecasts, or ensemble members. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) started the GEFS to address the nature of uncertainty in weather observations, which are used to initialize weather forecast models.",
  "abbreviation": "GEFS",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/global-ensemble-forecast-system/"
}

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