Evaluation of an ensemble of regional climate model simulations over South America driven by the ERA-Interim reanalysis: Model performance and uncertainties

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1139-1157

  Solman, Silvina A ^a   Sanchez, E ^b   Samuelsson, P ^c   da Rocha, R P ^d   Li, L ^e   Marengo, J ^f   Pessacg, N L ^g   Remedio, A R C ^h   Chou, S C ^f   Berbery, H ⁱ   Le Treut, H ^e   de Castro, M ^b   Jacob, D ^h,j  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^g CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^j INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

CORDEX; Mean climate; Regional climate models; South America; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84884700155     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1667-2     Document Type: Article

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