Budget study of the internal variability in ensemble simulations of the Canadian Regional Climate Model at the seasonal scale

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Nikiema, Oumarou ^a   Laprise, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; VORTICITY;

ABSOLUTE VORTICITY; BUDGET CALCULATION; BUDGET EQUATION; CHAOTIC NATURE; ENSEMBLE SIMULATION; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; NATURAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RAPID GROWTH; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SEASONAL SCALE; SUMMER SEASON; TIME-AVERAGED; TRANSPORT OF HEAT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EQUATION; HEAT TRANSFER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

CANADA;

EID: 80052337221     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015841     Document Type: Article

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