Climatological reproducibility evaluation and future climate projection of extreme precipitation events in the baiu season using a high-resolution non-hydrostatic RCM in comparison with an AGCM

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 951-967

  Wakazuki, Yasutaka ^a   Nakamura, Masaomi ^b   Kanada, Sachie ^c   Muroi, Chiashi ^d  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization   (Japan)

^d JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; LOW PRESSURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KYUSHU; PACIFIC COAST [JAPAN];

EID: 65749100571     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.86.951     Document Type: Article

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