Understanding the West African monsoon variability and its remote effects: An illustration of the grid point nudging methodology

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-174

  Bielli, Soline ^a   Douville, Hervé ^a   Pohl, Benjamin ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOREAL; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MONSOON; SIMULATION; TELECONNECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 77954143702     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0667-8     Document Type: Article

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