Internal variability of RCM simulations over an annual cycle

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-46

  Caya, D ^a   Biner, S ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESOLUTION;

EID: 1242298741     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0360-2     Document Type: Article

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