Examination of multi-perturbation methods for ensemble prediction of the MJO during boreal summer

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 2627-2637

  Kang, In Sik ^a   Jang, Pyong Hwa ^a   Almazroui, Mansour ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation; Madden Julian oscillation; Multi perturbation ensemble prediction; Perturbation methods; Predictability

Indexed keywords

BOREAL; CLIMATOLOGY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HINDCASTING; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PERTURBATION; SUMMER;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84899961890     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1819-4     Document Type: Article

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