The Concept of Large-Scale Conditioning of Climate Model Simulations of Atmospheric Coastal Dynamics: Current State and Perspectives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Simulating Small Synoptic Features Conditioned by the Large-Scale State Constraining by Spectral Nudging
3. Issue: Divergence in Phase Space
4. Simulating Small Synoptic Features Conditioned by the Large-Scale State in Regional Models
5. Simulating Small Synoptic Features Conditioned by the Large-Scale State Constraining in Global Models
6. Concluding Outlook: Purposes and Challenges
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Von Storch, H.; Cavicchia, L.; Feser, F.; Li, D. The Concept of Large-Scale Conditioning of Climate Model Simulations of Atmospheric Coastal Dynamics: Current State and Perspectives. Atmosphere 2018, 9, 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9090337
Von Storch H, Cavicchia L, Feser F, Li D. The Concept of Large-Scale Conditioning of Climate Model Simulations of Atmospheric Coastal Dynamics: Current State and Perspectives. Atmosphere. 2018; 9(9):337. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9090337
Chicago/Turabian StyleVon Storch, Hans, Leone Cavicchia, Frauke Feser, and Delei Li. 2018. "The Concept of Large-Scale Conditioning of Climate Model Simulations of Atmospheric Coastal Dynamics: Current State and Perspectives" Atmosphere 9, no. 9: 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9090337