Effects of initial conditions uncertainty on regional climate variability: An analysis using a low-resolution CESM ensemble

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 5468-5476

  Sriver, Ryan L ^a   Forest, Chris E ^b   Keller, Klaus ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change ensemble; Earth system models; natural climate variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION MAKING; EARTH (PLANET); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; EQUILIBRIUM SIMULATIONS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITIES; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938205069     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL064546     Document Type: Article

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