Spatial spin-up of precipitation in limited-area convection-permitting simulations over North America using the CRCM6/GEM5.0 model

Roberge, François; Di Luca, Alejandro; Laprise, René; Lucas-Picher, Philippe; Thériault, Julie

doi:10.5194/gmd-17-1497-2024

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Articles | Volume 17, issue 4

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20 Feb 2024

Development and technical paper |

| 20 Feb 2024

Spatial spin-up of precipitation in limited-area convection-permitting simulations over North America using the CRCM6/GEM5.0 model

François Roberge, Alejandro Di Luca, René Laprise, Philippe Lucas-Picher, and Julie Thériault

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