Regional climate modelling over complex terrain: An evaluation study of COSMO-CLM hindcast model runs for the Greater Alpine Region

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 511-529

  Haslinger, Klaus ^a   Anders, Ivonne ^a   Hofstätter, Michael ^a  

^a Climate Research Department   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AUTUMN; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; HINDCASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUMMER;

EID: 84871922790     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1452-7     Document Type: Article

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