A global evaluation of fronts and precipitation in the ACCESS model

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 191-203

  Catto, J L ^a   Jakob, C ^a   Nicholls, N ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FRONT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

EID: 84882326831     PISSN: 1836716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22499/2.6301.012     Document Type: Article

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