What is a model of numeric prediction?
A model of numeric prediction, is a program of computer that produces the weather forecast for the future. The global model is that, which includes all the earth, o regional, that they cover only a part of the earth. Regional models are also known as models of limited areas.
The forecasts are calculated using the mathematical equations for the physics and the dynamics of the atmosphere. These equations are not linear and are impossible to resolve|solve with accuracy. Therefore, the numeric methods of obtain approximate solutions. Different models give different solutions.
The models are initialized using the datum observed of radiosondes, weather satellites, and the weather observations of surface. The assimilation of observations irregularly spaced they are processed and the values in the usable places pass through a quality quality control to obtain for mathematical algorithms of the model (generally a grid uniformly spacing). The datum is afterwards used in the model as a starting point for a prediction. Commonly, the set of equations that are used is known like the primitive equations. These equations it starts from the analysis of datum. The length of the step of weather correlates with the distance between the points of the net of calculation. Intervals of time for the climatic models global can be of the order of tens of minutes, while intervals of time for the regional models can be a few as at a few minutes.