An observation-constrained multi-physics WRF ensemble for simulating European mega heat waves

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2285-2298

  Stegehuis, A I ^a   Vautard, R ^a   Ciais, P ^a   Teuling, A J ^b   Miralles, D G ^c,d   Wild, M ^e  

^a DIF   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LAND SURFACE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SIMULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84938308776     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-2285-2015     Document Type: Article

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