Statistical downscaling model based on canonical correlation analysis for winter extreme precipitation events in the Emilia-Romagna region

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-464

  Busuioc, A ^a   Tomozeiu, R ^b   Cacciamani, C ^b  

^a National Administration of Meteorology   (Romania)

^b ARPA SIM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canonical correlation analysis; Cluster analysis; Extreme events; Statistical downscaling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING MODEL;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; EXTREME EVENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EMILIA;

EID: 41449106721     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1547     Document Type: Article

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