Performance of a multi-RCM ensemble for South Eastern South America

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2747-2768

  Carril, A F ^a,b,c   Menendez C G ^a,b,c   Remedio, A R C ^e   Robledo, F ^b   Sorensson A ^a,c   Tencer, B ^b   Boulanger, J P ^d   de Castro, M ^h   Jacob, D ^e   Le Treut, H ^f   Li, L Z X ^f   Penalba, O ^b,c   Pfeifer, S ^e   Rusticucci, M ^b,c   Salio, P ^a,b,c   Samuelsson, P ^g   Sanchez, E ^h   Zaninelli, P ^a,c  

^a Ciudad Universitaria Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UMI IFAECI/CNRS   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^f LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^g SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multi RCM ensemble validation; Regional climate models; South America; South Eastern South America

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

LA PLATA BASIN;

EID: 84869504447     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1573-z     Document Type: Article

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