Calculation of probability density functions for temperature and precipitation change under global warming

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Watterson, Ian G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 50149103295     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009254     Document Type: Article

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