Atmospheric simulations using OGCM-assimilation SST: Influence of the wintertime Japan sea on monthly precipitation

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-122

  Yamamoto, Masaru ^a   Hirose, Naoki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Japan Sea; Mesoscale atmospheric model; Precipitation; SST

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MONSOON; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SNOW; WINTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; TSUSHIMA CURRENT;

EID: 77951528670     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2009.03.18.03(IWNOP)     Document Type: Article

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