Simulations of the Asian monsoon using a regionally coupled-global model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 827-843

  Shukla, Ravi P ^a   Kinter, James L ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled general circulation model; EOF analysis; Global atmospheric general circulation model; Rainfall; Regionally coupled ( Pacemaker )

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939887002     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2188-3     Document Type: Article

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