A regional climate change simulation over East Asia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 655-664

  Lee, Dong Kyou ^a   Cha, Dong Hyun ^b   Jin, Chun Sil ^a   Choi, Suk Jin ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate change; dynamical downscaling; East Asia; extreme climate; regional climate model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892561763     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-013-0058-2     Document Type: Article

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