An assessment of a multi-model ensemble of decadal climate predictions

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 2787-2806

  Bellucci, A ^a   Haarsma, R ^c   Gualdi, S ^a,b   Athanasiadis, P J ^a   Caian, M ^d   Cassou, C ^e   Fernandez, E ^e   Germe, A ^f   Jungclaus, J ^g   Kroger J ^g   Matei, D ^g   Muller W ^g   Pohlmann, H ^g   Salas y Melia, D ^f   Sanchez, E ^e   Smith, D ^h   Terray, L ^e   Wyser, K ^d   Yang, S ⁱ  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e CERFACS   (France)

^f CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^h MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

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EID: 84939891498     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2164-y     Document Type: Article

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