Downscaling ECMWF seasonal precipitation forecasts in Europe using the RCA model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 757-762

  Diez E ^a   Orfila, B ^a   Frias M D ^b   Fernandez J ^b   Cofino A S ^b   Gutierrez J M ^c  

^a Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia AEMET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA DE CANTABRIA CSIC UC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960391877     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2011.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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