Prospects for downscaling seasonal precipitation variability using conditioned weather generator parameters

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1215-1234

  Wilby, R L ^a,b   Conway, D ^c   Jones, P D ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Isles; Climate change; Downscaling; North Atlantic; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WEATHER GENERATOR PARAMETERS;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DOWNSCALING; MODEL VALIDATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037197575     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1058     Document Type: Article

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