Evaluation of a climate simulation in Europe based on the WRF-NOAH model system: Precipitation in Germany

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 755-774

  Warrach Sagi, Kirsten ^a   Schwitalla, Thomas ^a   Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a   Bauer, Hans Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convection permitting simulation; Germany; Precipitation; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GERMANY;

EID: 84881023767     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1727-7     Document Type: Article

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