Assessment of future snowfall regimes within the italian alps using general circulation models

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 113-123

  Soncini, A ^a   Bocchiola, D ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; GCMs; Italian Alps; Snowfall

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GRIDS; FIRST ORDER; FUTURE CLIMATE; GAUGING STATIONS; GCMS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GROUND DATA; ITALIAN ALPS; MANN-KENDALL TEST; OBSERVED DATA; STATIONARITY; STATISTICAL INDICATORS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RATING;

SNOW;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SNOW;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 79955021259     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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