Present-day and future Amazonian precipitation in global climate models: CMIP5 versus CMIP3

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 2921-2936

  Joetzjer, E ^a   Douville, H ^a   Delire, C ^a   Ciais, P ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Amazonian precipitation; Climate change; CMIP; Model evaluation; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MODEL TEST; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84888069071     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1644-1     Document Type: Article

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