A comparison of forecast errors in CAM2 and CAM3 at the ARM Southern Great Plains site

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4572-4585

  Williamson, David L ^a   Olson, Jerry G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN;

CLOUD FRACTION PARAMETERIZATION; FORECAST ERRORS; PROGNOSTIC CLOUD WATER;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTION; FORECASTING METHOD; MOISTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35448958914     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4267.1     Document Type: Article

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