Simulations of the eastern north pacific intraseasonal variability in CMIP5 GCMs

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3489-3510

  Jiang Dr , Xianan ^a,b   Maloney, Eric D ^c   Li, Jui Lin F ^b   Waliser, Duane E ^b  

^a Los Angeles   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTRASEASONAL DISTURBANCES; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; REALISTIC SIMULATION; REGIONAL WEATHER; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SURFACE FLUX;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84878998142     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00526.1     Document Type: Article

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