Description and evaluation of the bergen climate model: ARPEGE coupled with MICOM

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-51

  Furevik, T ^a,b   Bentsen, M ^a,c   Drange, H ^a,b,c   Kindem, I K T ^b,c   Kvamsto N G ^b   Sorteberg, A ^b,c  

^a NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODEL VALIDATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION;

EID: 0043011244     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0317-5     Document Type: Article

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