A case study of the adequacy of GCM simulations for input to regional climate change assessments

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1441-1467

  Risbey, James S ^a,b   Stone, Peter H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODEL; GCM; JET STREAM; STORM TRACK;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO BASIN;

EID: 0030429004     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1441:ACSOTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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