Statistical tests for comparison of daily variability in observed and simulated climates

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2538-2550

  Buishand, T Adri ^a   Beersma, Jules J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODEL; JACKKNIFE STATISTIC; OBSERVED VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030404519     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2538:STFCOD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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