Diagnosis of Community Atmospheric Model 2 (CAM2) in numerical weather forecast configuration at Atmospheric Radiation Measurement sites

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Boyle, J S ^a   Williamson, D ^b   Cederwall, R ^a   Fiorino, M ^a   Hnilo, J ^a   Olson, J ^b   Phillips, T ^a   Potter, G ^a   Xie, S ^a  

^a Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ERROR ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

STRAWBERRY GREEN PETAL PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 25844465285     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005042     Document Type: Article

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