Observed and simulated Northern Hemisphere intraseasonal circulation anomalies and the influence of model bias

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1100-1118

  Reynolds, Carolyn ^a   Gelaro, Ronald ^a   Murphree, Tom ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0001256660     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<1100:OASNHI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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