Performance of NCAR RegCM in the simulation of June and January climates over eastern Asia and the high-resolution effect of the model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6455-6476

  Kato, Hisashi ^a   Hirakuchi, Hiromaru ^a   Nishizawa, Keiichi ^a   Giorgi, Filippo ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ASIA;

EID: 0033608660     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200041     Document Type: Article

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