Understanding the 21st Century Projection of the Wet Season over the Southeastern United States

• Other Authors: Selman, Christopher Manuel (authoraut), Misra, Vasubandhu (professor directing thesis), Bourassa, Mark (committee member), Stefanova, Lydia, 1972- (committee member), Wu, Zhaohua (committee member), Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Oceanography; Atmospheric sciences; Geophysics; Nash; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5171; http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A183106/datastream/TN/view/Understanding%20the%2021st%20Century%20Projection%20of%20the%20Wet%20Season%20over%20the%20Southeastern%20United%20States.jpg

This study analyzes projections of summer precipitation over the Southeastern United States under the A2 climate scenario using the Community Climate System Model Version3 (CCSM3), and the Regional Spectral Model (RSM) forced with CCSM3 output. The CCSM3 projects a dipole in precipitation, while the...