Validation of precipitation over Japan during 1985-2004 simulated by three regional climate models and two multi-model ensemble means

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 185-206

  Ishizaki, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Nakaegawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Takayabu, Izuru ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amount of precipitation over Japan; Bayesian approach; Multi model ensembles; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

JAPAN;

EID: 84862977215     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1304-5     Document Type: Article

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