Simulations of the Indian summer monsoon using a nested regional climate model: Domain size experiments

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 573-587

  Bhaskaran, B ^a,b   Jones, R G ^a   Murphy, J M ^a   Noguer, M ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN SIZE; GCM; INDIAN MONSOON; MONSOON; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL;

EID: 0030368890     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00216267     Document Type: Article

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