Project references

References relevant to the POTENTIALS project

D'Andrea, F. and R. Vautard, 1999: "Reducing Systematic Errors by Empirically Correcting Model Errors", Tellus A, Accepted.

Kaas, E., A. Guldberg, W. May and Michel Déqué, 1999: "Using tendency errors to tune the parameterisation of unresolved dynamical scale interactions in atmospheric general circulation models". Tellus, In Press. Pdf-version here.

So far the project has been (re-) presented by the following conference presentations:

Kaas, E., A. Guldberg, M. Barfred and M. Déqué, 1997: "Project On Tendency Evaluations using New Techniques to Improve Atmospheric Long-term Simulations (POTENTIALS)". Presented at WMO workshop on Dynamical Extended Range Forecasts held at Météo France, Toulouse, France 17-21 Nov. 1997. The extended abstract (7 pages) including figures can be retrieved as pdf-file here.

Kaas, E. and A. Guldberg, 1998: "Using tendency errors as additional forcing in a general circulation model." Presented at European Geophysical Society's XXIII General Assembly held in Nice, France, 20-24 April 1998. The abstract can be seen here

Kaas et al. "The POTENTIALS project". Presented at the European Climate Science Conference in Vienna on the 19-23 October 1998. The written presentation can be found here (pdf-version).

Deque et al.: "Using the Nudging Technique to Drive a GCM with ERA Data". Presented at the "2th International Conference on Reanalyses" 23-27/8 1999 held in Wokefield Park, Reading, UK. PDF-file here.

Kaas et al.: " Improving General Circulation Models by using Tendency Residuals as Additional Forcing". Presented at the "2th International Conference on Reanalyses" 23-27/8 1999 held in Wokefield Park, Reading, UK. PDF-file here.

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