Estimating daily climatologies for climate indices derived from climate model data and observations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2808-2818

  Mahlstein, Irina ^a   Spirig, Christoph ^a   Liniger, Mark A ^a   Appenzeller, Christof ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; HINDCASTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84928597167     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022327     Document Type: Article

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