A non-parametric, statistical downscaling algorithm applied to the Rohini River Basin, Nepal

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 375-386

  Opitz Stapleton, Sarah ^a   Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu ^b  

^a Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET)   (United States)

^b U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HINDCASTING; METHODOLOGY; RIVER BASIN;

NEPAL;

EID: 79951813196     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0301-z     Document Type: Article

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