Comparison of data-driven methods for downscaling ensemble weather forecasts

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 615-624

  Liu, Xiaoli ^a   Coulibaly, P ^a   Evora, N ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWNSCALING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 41349120784     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-12-615-2008     Document Type: Article

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