Ensemble-based parameter estimation in a coupled general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 7151-7162

  Liu, Y ^a   Liu, Z ^a,b   Zhang, S ^c   Jacob, R ^d   Lu, F ^a   Rong, X ^e   Wu, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ASSIMILATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84907057525     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00406.1     Document Type: Article

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