Prospects for dynamical prediction of meteorological drought

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1238-1252

  Quan, Xiao Wei ^a   Hoerling, Martin P ^a   Lyon, Bradfield ^b   Kumar, Arun ^a   Bell, Michael A ^b   Tippett, Michael K ^b,c   Wang, Hui ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Earth Institute   (United States)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Climate models; Drought; ENSO; Seasonal cycle; Seasonal forecasting

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ANTECEDENT SOIL MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CLIMATE; COLD SEASON; DRY SEASONS; DYNAMICAL MODEL; DYNAMICAL PREDICTIONS; ENSO; FULLY-COUPLED; HINDCASTS; INITIAL STATE; LAND SURFACE; METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL FORECASTING; SEASONAL FORECASTS; SEASONALITY; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; SUMMER RAINFALL; WET SEASON;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HINDCASTING; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864864521     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0194.1     Document Type: Article

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