A Modeling Study of the Causes and Predictability of the Spring 2011 Extreme U.S. Weather Activity

• Main Authors: Koster, Randal, Schubert, Siegfried D., Wang, Hailan, Suarez, Max, Chang, Yehui
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Merra; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20170002440

This study examines the causes and predictability of the spring 2011 U.S. extreme weather using the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) and Goddard Earth Observing System Model, version 5, (GEOS-5) atmospheric general circulation model simulations. The focus is on...