Sensitivity study of the climate simulation over East Asia with the CWB regional spectral model

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 593-612

  Shiao, Chi Hui ^a   Juang, Hann Ming Henry ^b  

^a CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CWB RSM; East Asian; Regional climate simulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 33750606838     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.3.593(A)     Document Type: Article

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