Comparison of LARS-WG and AAFC-WG stochastic weather generators for diverse Canadian climates

Climate Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-191

  Qian, Budong ^a   Gameda, Sam ^a   Hayhoe, Henry ^a   De Jong, Reinder ^a   Bootsma, Andy ^a  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Canada; Climate scenarios; Impact studies; Weather generators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 4344661695     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr026175     Document Type: Article

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