Refinement of dynamically downscaled precipitation and temperature scenarios

Climatic Change

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 365-382

  Engen Skaugen, Torill ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ATMOSPHERIC-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DOWNSCALED TEMPERATURE;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 34547879485     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-007-9251-6     Document Type: Article

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