Evaluation of mean and intraseasonal variability of Indian summer monsoon simulation in ECHAM5: Identification of possible source of bias

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 389-406

  Abhik, S ^a   Mukhopadhyay, P ^a   Goswami, B N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AGCM; Boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation; Indian summer monsoon; Moist processes; Vertical resolution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BOREAL; DIABATIC PROCESS; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84906094712     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1824-7     Document Type: Article

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