Analysis of uncertainties in future climate projections for South America: Comparison of WCRP-CMIP3 and WCRP-CMIP5 models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 1039-1056

  Blázquez, Josefina ^a,b   Nuñez, Mario N ^a,b  

^a Centro de Investigacion del Mar y la Atmosfera   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

CMIP3 models; CMIP5 models; Projections; South America; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; PARAGUAY;

EID: 84881028415     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1489-7     Document Type: Article

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