Predictability and uncertainty in a regional climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Vidale, Pier Luigi ^a   Lüthi, Daniel ^a   Frei, Christoph ^a   Seneviratne, Sonia I ^a   Schär, Christoph ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric predictability; Interannual variability; Land surface processes; Radiative transfer; Regional climate modeling; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; PREDICTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 1342268203     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002810     Document Type: Article

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