The double ITCZ bias in CMIP5 models: interaction between SST, large-scale circulation and precipitation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 585-607

  Oueslati, Boutheina ^a,b   Bellon, Gilles ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; Coupled ocean atmosphere feedbacks; Double ITCZ

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; COUPLING; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 84922114190     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2468-6     Document Type: Article

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