Improvement of ENSO simulation based on intermodel diversity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 998-1015

  Ham, Yoo Geun ^a   Kug, Jong Seong ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

CLIMATE PROJECTION; COUPLED GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES; SEASONAL CLIMATE PREDICTION; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 84922996937     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00376.1     Document Type: Article

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