Errors of interannual variability and trend in dynamical downscaling of reanalysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Kanamitsu, Masao ^a   Yoshimura, Kei ^a   Yhang, Yoo Bin ^b   Hong, Song You ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER ANALYSIS; NANOFLUIDICS;

BIAS CORRECTION; DYNAMICAL DOWNSCALING; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; ILL POSED; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LATERAL BOUNDARY; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NEAR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL ERRORS; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL MODEL; RESOLUTION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL MEAN; SUMMER SEASON;

ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; DOWNSCALING; ERROR CORRECTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY;

EID: 77957593435     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013511     Document Type: Article

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