The role of northern Arabian Sea surface temperature biases in CMIP5 model simulations and future projections of Indian summer monsoon rainfall

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 155-172

  Levine, Richard C ^a   Turner, Andrew G ^b   Marathayil, Deepthi ^b   Martin, Gill M ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Climate model; CMIP5; Future projections; Indian summer monsoon; Model systematic error; SST bias

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; MODEL TEST; MOISTURE FLUX; MONSOON; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84879503173     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1656-x     Document Type: Article

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