Uncertainties in the regional climate models simulations of South-Asian summer monsoon and climate change

F. S. Syed1,2, Waheed Iqbal3, Ahsan Ali Bukhari Syed3, Ghulam Rasul3
1COMSATS institute of information technology
2Pakistan Meteorological Department
3Research and Development Division, Pakistan Meteorological Department, Islamabad, Pakistan

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