Multi-model analysis of RCM simulated 1-day to 30-day seasonal precipitation extremes in the Czech Republic

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2012, Pages 141-150

  Hanel, Martin ^a,b   Buishand, T A ^c  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b T G MASARYK WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multi day precipitation extremes; Nonstationary index flood model; Transient regional climate model simulations

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; CZECH REPUBLIC; EXTREME QUANTILES; GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE; GRID-BOX; MULTI-MODEL; NONSTATIONARY; POSITIVE BIAS; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; RETURN PERIODS; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SHORT DURATIONS; SUMMER PRECIPITATION; TIME VARYING PARAMETER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RETURN PERIOD; SEASONALITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84155196233     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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