A hybrid orographic plus statistical model for downscaling daily precipitation in Northern California

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 491-506

  Pandey, Ganesh R ^a,e   Cayan, Daniel R ^b,c   Dettinger, Michael D ^c   Georgakakos, Konstantine P ^b,d  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Dept of Water Resources   (United States)

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EID: 0034348595     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2000)001<0491:AHOPSM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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