An investigation of the sensitivity of simulated precipitation to model resolution and its implications for climate studies

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 148-166

  Giorgi, Filippo ^a   Marinucci, Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0000674056     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<0148:AIOTSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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