Information-based potential predictability of the Asian summer monsoon in a coupled model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Yang, Dejian ^a,b   Tang, Youmin ^b   Zhang, Yaocun ^a   Yang, Xiuqun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS;

ABSOLUTE ERROR; ASIAN SUMMER MONSOONS; AVERAGE POTENTIAL; CLIMATE FORECASTS; CORRELATION PATTERNS; COUPLED MODELS; DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE; EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON; HINDCASTS; INDIVIDUAL PREDICTION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MAIN COMPONENT; MUTUAL INFORMATIONS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; PREDICTION UTILITY; RELATIVE ENTROPY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SIGNAL TO NOISE; TIME-SCALES;

FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HINDCASTING; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SUMMER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA;

EID: 84863145356     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016775     Document Type: Article

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