Dynamically combining climate models to “supermodel” the tropical Pacific

doi:10.1002/2015GL066562

Title: Dynamically combining climate models to “supermodel” the tropical Pacific

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Shen, Mao‐Lin ^[1]; Keenlyside, Noel ^[1]; Selten, Frank ^[2]; Wiegerinck, Wim ^[3]; Duane, Gregory S. ^[4]

Geophysical InstituteUniversity of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research Bergen Norway
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute De Bilt Netherlands
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen Netherlands
Geophysical InstituteUniversity of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research Bergen Norway, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesUniversity of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USA

Publication Date:: 2016-01-09

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1235948

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1235949

Grant/Contract Number:: DE‐SC0005238

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Geophysical Research Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Volume: 43 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Shen, Mao‐Lin, Keenlyside, Noel, Selten, Frank, Wiegerinck, Wim, and Duane, Gregory S. Dynamically combining climate models to “supermodel” the tropical Pacific.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Shen, Mao‐Lin, Keenlyside, Noel, Selten, Frank, Wiegerinck, Wim, & Duane, Gregory S. Dynamically combining climate models to “supermodel” the tropical Pacific.  United States.  doi:10.1002/2015GL066562.

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                    Shen, Mao‐Lin, Keenlyside, Noel, Selten, Frank, Wiegerinck, Wim, and Duane, Gregory S. Sat .  
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  title        = {Dynamically combining climate models to “supermodel” the tropical Pacific},

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