Diagnostic computation of moisture budgets in the ERA-interim reanalysis with reference to analysis of CMIP-archived atmospheric model data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7876-7901

  Seager, Richard ^a   Henderson, Naomi ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE MODELING; CENTERED FINITE DIFFERENCES; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; DIVERGENCE OPERATORS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTION; MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUDGET CONTROL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MOISTURE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885361664     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00018.1     Document Type: Article

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