Assessment of regional seasonal predictability using the PRECIS regional climate modeling system over South America

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-350

  Alves, Lincoln M ^a   Marengo, José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77951766975     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0165-2     Document Type: Article

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