Assessing a GCM's suitability for making seasonal predictions

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-129

  Kumar, A ^a,c   Hoerling, M ^a,b   Ji, M ^a   Leetmaa, A ^a   Sardeshmukh, P ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c W NMC2   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GCM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; SEASONAL PREDICTION; SERIES REPEATABILITY; SST;

EID: 0029757527     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0115:AAGSFM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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