Influence of SST forcing on stochastic characteristics of simulated precipitation and drought

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 754-769

  Ferguson, Ian M ^a   Dracup, John A ^b   Duffy, Philip B ^c,e   Pegion, Philip ^d,f   Schubert, Siegfried ^e  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e Climate Central   (United States)

^f EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DROUGHT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 77955499918     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1132.1     Document Type: Article

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