Sensitivity of the ECMWF model northern winter climate to model formulation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-101

  Brankovic C ^a   Molteni, F ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b CINECA   (Italy)

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EID: 0002184170     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050154     Document Type: Article

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