A simulation study on the extreme temperature events of the 20th century by using the BCC_AGCM

Acta Meteorologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-507

  Dong, Min ^a   Wu, Tongwen ^a   Wang, Zaizhi ^a   Yanjie, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Extreme temperature; Simulation study; The beijing climate center atmospheric general circulation model (BCC_AGCM)

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; EXTREME EVENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84871101197     PISSN: 08940525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13351-012-0408-5     Document Type: Article

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