Effects of increased horizontal resolution on simulation of the North American monsoon in the NCAR CAM3: An evaluation based on surface, satellite, and reanalysis data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1843-1861

  Collier, J Craig ^a   Zhang, Guang J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

MONSOON; MONSOON RAINFALL; MONSOON SYSTEM; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DIURNAL VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MONSOON; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA MADRE; SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249723824     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4099.1     Document Type: Article

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