Trends and interdecadal changes of weather predictability during 1950s-1990s

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Ding, Ruiqiang ^a   Li, Jianping ^a   Ha, Kyung Ja ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; LYAPUNOV METHODS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 62149136587     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010404     Document Type: Article

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