Influence of XBT temperature bias on decadal climate prediction with a coupled climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 5303-5308

  Yasunaka, Sayaka ^a   Ishii, Masayoshi ^b,c   Kimoto, Masahide ^a   Mochizuki, Takashi ^b   Shiogama, Hideo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bias; Coupled models; Decadal variability; Pacific decadal oscillation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIAS; BIAS CORRECTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COUPLED ATMOSPHERE OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; COUPLED MODELS; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECADAL VARIABILITY; EXPENDABLE BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS; HINDCASTING; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NORTH PACIFIC; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SUB-SURFACE OCEAN; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE BIAS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; FORECASTING; OCEANOGRAPHY; TROPICS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECADAL VARIATION; HINDCASTING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 80054796963     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4230.1     Document Type: Article

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