Multi-GCM by multi-RAM experiments for dynamical downscaling on summertime climate change in Hokkaido

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 297-304

  Inatsu, Masaru ^a   Sato, Tomonori ^a   Yamada, Tomohito J ^a   Kuno, Ryusuke ^b   Sugimoto, Shiori ^c   Farukh, Murad A ^a   Pokhrel, Yadu N ^d   Kure, Shuichi ^e  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ARK Information Systems Inc   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Michigan State University   (United States)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamical downscaling; Multi GCM by multi RAM experiments; Regional climate change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921804744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl2.557     Document Type: Article

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