Objective calibration of regional climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Bellprat, O ^a   Kotlarski, S ^a   Lthi, D ^a   Schr, C ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HIGH DIMENSIONALITY; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; META MODEL; MODEL ERRORS; MODEL IMPLEMENTATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMAL MODEL; OPTIMAL PARAMETER SETTINGS; PARAMETER INTERACTIONS; PARAMETER PERTURBATION; PARAMETERIZED; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; REGIONAL MODEL; SPATIAL AVERAGE; STANDARD PROCEDURES; TOTAL CLOUD COVER; UNCERTAIN MODELS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZE; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871392778     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018262     Document Type: Article

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