Verification of statistical-dynamical downscaling in the Alpine region

Climate Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-168

  Fuentes, Ursula ^a   Heimann, Dietrich ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alps; Downscaling; Mesoscale model simulations; Regional climate; Verification; Weather type classification

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; SIMULATION; WEATHER EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; DOWNSCALING; MESOSCALE MODEL; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN;

EUROPE, ALPS;

EID: 0030405464     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr007151     Document Type: Article

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