Stochastic downscaling of LAM predictions: An example in the Mediterranean area

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 181-185

  Rebora, N ^a   Ferraris, L ^a   Von Hardenberg, J ^a   Provenzale, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSCALING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 27644532492     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-2-181-2005     Document Type: Article

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