Intra-annual and interannual ensemble forcing of a regional climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D24, 2000, Pages 29523-29538

  Dutton, Jan F ^a   Barron, Eric J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0034451258     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900467     Document Type: Article

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