Robustness and sensitivities of central U.S. summer convection in the super-parameterized CAM: Multi-model intercomparison with a new regional EOF index

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3287-3291

  Kooperman, Gabriel J ^a   Pritchard, Michael S ^b   Somerville, Richard C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Central United States; Community Atmosphere Model; empirical orthogonal function; mesoscale convective system; multiscale modeling framework; super parameterization

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL UNITED STATES; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; SUPER-PARAMETERIZATION;

CAMS; CLIMATOLOGY; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; PHYSICS; STORMS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880549828     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50597     Document Type: Article

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