Characterization of model spread in PMIP2 mid-holocene simulations of the African monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1192-1210

  Zheng, Weipeng ^a,b   Braconnot, Pascale ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE SIMULATION; LARGE-SCALE DYNAMICS; MERIDIONAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; PALEOCLIMATE MODELLING; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; SYSTEMATIC MODELS; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

CLIMATE MODELS; LASERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HEAT FLUX; HOLOCENE; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

SAHARA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84874452452     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00071.1     Document Type: Article

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