Intercomparison of model response and internal variability across climate model ensembles

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2018, Pages 207-219

  Kumar, Devashish ^a   Ganguly, Auroop R ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Climate predictability; CMIP5; Multiple initial condition; Near term climate change

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CMIP; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 85030316303     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-017-3914-4     Document Type: Article

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