Comparison of monthly temperature extremes simulated by CMIP3 and CMIP5 models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 7692-7707

  Yao, Yao ^a   Luo, Yong ^a   Huang, Jianbin ^a   Zhao, Zongci ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Model comparison; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGICAL ANNUAL CYCLE; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; DAILY TEMPERATURES; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; GLOBAL MEAN WARMING; HIGHER RESOLUTION; MODEL COMPARISON; TEMPERATURE EXTREMES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTREME EVENT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84884918102     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00560.1     Document Type: Article

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