Effects of coastal topography on climate: High-resolution simulation with a regional climate model

Climate Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-174

  Önol, Bariş ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coastal effect on climate; Eastern Mediterranean; Regional climate modeling

Indexed keywords

BLACK SEA; CLIMATE SIMULATION; COASTAL EFFECT; COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY; COMPLEX TERRAINS; CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; LOCAL CLIMATE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SMALL ISLAND; STEEP TOPOGRAPHY; SUMMER TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE BIAS; TEMPERATURE SIMULATIONS;

METEOROLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ALBANIA; BLACK SEA; GREECE; IONIAN COAST; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84861606593     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01077     Document Type: Article

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