An intercomparison of regional climate simulations for Europe: Assessing uncertainties in model projections

Climatic Change

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 53-70

  Deque M ^a   Rowell, D P ^b   Luthi D ^c   Giorgi, F ^d   Christensen, J H ^e   Rockel, B ^f   Jacob, D ^g   Kjellstrom E ^h   De Castro, M ⁱ   Van Den Hurk, B ^j  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

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

^e DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^f INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^h SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^j ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BOUNDARY UNCERTAINTY; MODEL UNCERTAINTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33947255673     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9228-x     Document Type: Article

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