Assessing simulations of daily temperature and precipitation variability with global climate models for present and enhanced greenhouse climates

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-26

  Mcguffie, K ^a   Henderson Sellers, A ^b   Holbrook, N ^c   Kothavala, Z ^c   Balachova, O ^c   Hoekstra, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d University of Technology Sydney ^*

Author keywords

Australian BMRC model; Dry spells; Enhanced greenhouse conditions; General circulation models; NCAR community climate model; Rain days; Rainfall Extremes; Return periods; Temperature Extremes

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RETURN PERIOD; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033003954     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199901)19:1<1::AID-JOC348>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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