Calibrated multi-model ensemble summer temperature predictions over Italy

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 2115-2132

  Pavan, V ^a   Doblas Reyes, F J ^b,c  

^a ARPA SIMC   (Italy)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c Climate Dynamics and Impacts Unit Institut Català de Ciències del Clima IC3   (Spain)

Author keywords

Model validation; Seasonal ensemble forecasts; Statistical downscaling

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BAROTROPIC MOTION; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DOWNSCALING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION;

ITALY;

EID: 84884703855     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1869-7     Document Type: Article

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