An evaluation of statistical and dynamical techniques for downscaling local climate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 2256-2284

  Murphy, James ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033172619     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2256:aeosad>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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