Error analysis of upper tropospheric water vapor in CMIP5 models using “A-Train” satellite observations and reanalysis data

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 9-10, 2016, Pages 2787-2803

  Takahashi, Hanii ^a   Su, Hui ^a   Jiang, Jonathan H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMIP5; Error analysis; Large scale circulation; Upper tropospheric water vapor; A Train satellite observations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84936791553     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2732-9     Document Type: Article

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