Extended range forecasts over South America using the regional eta model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D8, 2000, Pages 10147-10160

  Chou, S C ^a   Nunes, A M B ^a   Cavalcanti, I F A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; LONG RANGE FORECAST; PREDICTION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033793057     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901137     Document Type: Article

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