Sensitivity study of the REMO regional climate model to domain size

Suga, Réka; Megyeri-Korotaj, Otília A.; Allaga-Zsebeházi, Gabriella

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Sensitivity study of the REMO regional climate model to domain size

Réka Suga, Otília A. Megyeri-Korotaj, and Gabriella Allaga-Zsebeházi

Réka Suga

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

suga.r@met.hu

Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ), Budapest, 1024, Hungary

Otília A. Megyeri-Korotaj

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-8514

Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ), Budapest, 1024, Hungary

Gabriella Allaga-Zsebeházi

Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ), Budapest, 1024, Hungary

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