Analyzing enso teleconnections in cmip models as a measure of model fidelity in simulating precipitation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4431-4446

  Langenbrunner, Baird ^a   Neelin, J David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPONENTS; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; ROOT-MEAN SQUARE DEVIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SPATIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT TESTING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84879935658     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00542.1     Document Type: Article

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