Snow contribution to springtime atmospheric predictability over the second half of the twentieth century

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 985-1004

  Peings, Yannick ^a   Douville, H ^a   Alkama, R ^a   Decharme, B ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric predictability; Boundary and initial conditions; Conditional skill; Seasonal forecasting; Snow

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENERGY BUDGET; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION; TELECONNECTION; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 80052266449     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0884-1     Document Type: Article

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