Evaluating rainfall patterns using physics scheme ensembles from a regional atmospheric model

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 297-304

  Ji, Fei ^a   Ekström, Marie ^b   Evans, Jason P ^c   Teng, Jin ^b  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84891658775     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-013-0904-2     Document Type: Article

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