Performance of statistical downscaling models in GCM validation and regional climate change estimates: Application for Swedish precipitation

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 557-578

  Busuioc, Aristita ^a,b   Chen, Deliang ^a   Hellström, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Romania)

Author keywords

CCA; EOF; HadCM2; Precipitation; Statistical downscaling; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL TESTS;

GENERAL CIRCULATIONAL MODEL (GCM);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035310619     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.624     Document Type: Article

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