Spectral representation of the annual cycle in the climate change signal

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2777-2788

  Bosshard, T ^a   Kotlarski, S ^a   Ewen, T ^a,b   Schar C ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CLIMATE STATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; REGIONAL SCALE; SPECTRAL METHODS; SPECTRAL REPRESENTATIONS; SPECTRAL SMOOTHING; STATION LOCATION;

CLIMATE MODELS; SPECTROSCOPY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CYCLE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WEATHER STATION;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 80052402172     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-2777-2011     Document Type: Article

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