Evaluation of a dynamic downscaling of precipitation over the Norwegian mainland

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 746-756

  Orskaug, E ^a   Scheel, I ^b   Frigessi, A ^a,b   Guttorp, P ^a,c   Haugen, J E ^d   Tveito, O E ^d   Haug, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORWAY;

EID: 79960449348     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2011.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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