MJO prediction skill, predictability, and teleconnection impacts in the Beijing Climate Center Atmospheric General Circulation Model

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-90

  Wu, Jie ^a,b   Ren, Hong Li ^b   Zuo, Jinqing ^b   Zhao, Chongbo ^b   Chen, Lijuan ^b   Li, Qiaoping ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

BCC_AGCM; MJO; Prediction; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FORECASTING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MECHANICAL WAVES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; BCC_AGCM; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PREDICTABILITY ANALYSIS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; TELECONNECTIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84975470612     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2016.06.001     Document Type: Article

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