Toward enhancement of prediction skills of multimodel ensemble seasonal prediction: A climate filter concept

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Doo Young ^a,b   Ashok, Karumuri ^c   Ahn, Joong Bae ^b  

^a APEC Climate Center ^*  (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; FORECASTING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; TROPICS;

850-HPA; BOREAL WINTERS; EAST ASIA; HINDCASTS; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEASONAL PREDICTION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TARGET REGIONS; WALKER CIRCULATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HINDCASTING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RAINFALL; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WALKER CIRCULATION;

FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 79953249232     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014610     Document Type: Article

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