Evaluation of CMIP3 and CMIP5 Models over the Australian Region to Inform Confidence in Projections

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-53

  Moise, A ^a   Wilson, L ^b   Grose, M ^b   Whetton, P ^b   Watterson, I ^b   Bhend, J ^b   Bathols, J ^b   Hanson, L ^a   Erwin, T ^b   Bedin, T ^b   Heady, C ^b   Rafter, T ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; MODEL VALIDATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TELECONNECTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84946762307     PISSN: 1836716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22499/2.6501.004     Document Type: Article

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