High-resolution climate simulations using GFDL HiRAM with a stretched global grid

Journal of Climate

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 4293-4314

  Harris, Lucas M ^a   Lin, Shian Jiann ^a   Tu, ChiaYing ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atm Ocean structure Phenomena; Climate models; Diurnal effects; Grid systems; Mathematical and statistical techniques; Models and modeling; Numerical analysis modeling; Regional models; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; STORMS; TOPOLOGY; TROPICS;

DIURNAL EFFECTS; GRID SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS/MODELING; REGIONAL MODEL; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84971433378     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0389.1     Document Type: Article

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