An evaluation of experimental decadal predictions using CCSM4

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 907-923

  Karspeck, A ^a   Yeager, S ^a   Danabasoglu, G ^a   Teng, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

CCSM4; Decadal prediction; Initialization; Ocean data assimilation; Probabilistic skill score; Verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940216827     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2212-7     Document Type: Article

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