Regional model simulation of summer rainfall over the Philippines: Effect of choice of driving fields and ocean flux schemes

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 86, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 215-227

  Francisco, R V ^a   Argete, J ^b   Giorgi, F ^c   Pal, J ^c   Bi, X ^c   Gutowski, W J ^d  

^a Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration   (Philippines)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; INSTRUMENTATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33748151447     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0216-2     Document Type: Article

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