Sensitivity of the simulated African monsoon of summers 1993 and 1999 to convective parameterization schemes in RegCM3

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-220

  Tchotchou, L A Djiotang ^a   Kamga, F Mkankam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; INTERPOLATION; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINBAND; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GUINEA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 77049127509     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0181-2     Document Type: Article

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