Coupled runoff simulations as validation tools for atmospheric models at the regional scale

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 588 PART B (MAP), 2003, Pages 673-692

  Jasper, Karsten ^a   Kaufmann, Pirmin ^b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric hydrological modelling; Mesoscale Alpine Programme; Mountain hydrology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MAGGIA RIVER; SWITZERLAND; TICINO RIVER; VERZASCA RIVER;

EID: 0037250022     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.26     Document Type: Article

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