Changes in climate classification and extreme climate indices from a high-resolution future projection in korea

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-226

  Yun, Kyung Sook ^a   Heo, Ki Young ^a,b   Chu, Jung Eun ^a   Ha, Kyung Ja ^a   Lee, Eun Jeong ^a   Choi, Yumi ^a   Kitoh, Akio ^c  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate classification; East Asian climate; Extreme climate; Future climate change; High resolution model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871100253     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-012-0022-6     Document Type: Article

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