AnaWEGE: A weather generator based on analogues of atmospheric circulation

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 531-543

  Yiou, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARADIGM SHIFT; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84897557251     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-531-2014     Document Type: Article

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