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Original Articles

Impact of horizontal resolution on simulation of precipitation extremes in an aqua-planet version of Community Atmospheric Model (CAM3)

Fuyu LiLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Cyclotron Road, MS 50A4037, Berkeley, CA94720, USA;Correspondencee-mail: [email protected]
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William D. CollinsLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Cyclotron Road, MS 50A4037, Berkeley, CA94720, USA;
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Michael F. WehnerLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Cyclotron Road, MS 50A4037, Berkeley, CA94720, USA;
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David L. WilliamsonNational Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
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Jerry G. OlsonNational Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
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Christopher AlgieriLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Cyclotron Road, MS 50A4037, Berkeley, CA94720, USA;
Pages 884-892 | Received 30 Nov 2010, Accepted 18 Jul 2011, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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