Evaluating the performance of CMIP3 and CMIP5 global climate models over the north-east Atlantic region

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 2663-2680

  Perez, Jorge ^a   Menendez, Melisa ^a   Mendez, Fernando J ^a   Losada, Inigo J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Downscaling; General circulation models; Projections; Skill; Weather types

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893170251     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2078-8     Document Type: Article

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