A long-term numerical study of the potential predictability of seasonal mean fields of water resource variables using MRI/JMA-AGCM

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1041-1056

  Nakaegawa, Tosiyuki ^a   Sugi, Masato ^a   Matsumaru, Kei Ichi ^a  

^a JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 1642489138     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.81.1041     Document Type: Article

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