An analysis of the warm-season diurnal cycle over the continental United States and northern Mexico in general circulation models

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-366

  Lee, Myong In ^a,b   Schubert, Siegfried D ^b   Suarez, Max J ^b   Held, Isaac M ^c   Lau, Ngar Cheung ^c   Ploshay, Jeffrey J ^c   Kumar, Arun ^d   Kim, Hyun Kyung ^d,e   Schemm, Jae Kyung E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^e National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DIURNAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GREAT PLAINS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847624714     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM581.1     Document Type: Article

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