A two-layer model with empirical linear corrections and reduced order for studies of internal climate variability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3140-3160

  Achatz, Ulrich ^a   Branstator, Grant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; EMPIRICAL LINEAR CORRECTION; INTERNAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY; TWO LAYER MODEL;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 0033372615     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3140:ATLMWE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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