On the role of domain size and resolution in the simulations with the HIRHAM region climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 2903-2918

  Larsen, Morten A D ^a   Thejll, Peter ^b   Christensen, Jens H ^b   Refsgaard, Jens C ^c   Jensen, Karsten H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate model; Domain; HIRHAM; Precipitation; RCM; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CLIMATE MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DENMARK;

EID: 84878108891     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1513-y     Document Type: Article

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