A new dynamical downscaling approach with GCM bias corrections and spectral nudging

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 3063-3084

  Xu, Zhongfeng ^a   Yang, Zong Liang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84929712126     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022958     Document Type: Article

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