Reproducibility of seasonal ensemble integrations with ECMWF GCM and its association with ENSO

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 159-172

  Hassan, Ahmed S ^a   Yang, Xiu Qun ^a   Zao, Shan Shan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEASONALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SIBERIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3242758170     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-003-0024-0     Document Type: Article

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