A study of internal variability of a regional climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D24, 2000, Pages 29503-29521

  Giorgi, Filippo ^a   Bi, Xunqiang ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0034450845     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900269     Document Type: Article

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