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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-711-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-711-2024
Research article
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08 May 2024
Research article |  | 08 May 2024

Using regional relaxation experiments to understand the development of errors in the Asian summer monsoon

Gill M. Martin and José M. Rodríguez

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Using sensitivity experiments, we show that model errors developing in the Maritime Continent region contribute substantially to the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) circulation and rainfall errors through their effects on the western North Pacific subtropical high-pressure region and the winds and sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Indian Ocean, exacerbated by local coupled feedback. Such information will inform future model developments aimed at improving model predictions for the ASM.
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