Multi-site simulation of precipitation by conditional resampling

Climate Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-194

  Wilby, R L ^a   Tomlinson, O J ^b   Dawson, C W ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Downscaling; Extreme events; Multi site; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

DOWNSCALING; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIMULATION;

ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038691950     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr023183     Document Type: Article

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