An artificial neural network technique for downscaling GCM outputs to RCM spatial scale

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1013-1028

  Chadwick, R ^a,c   Coppola, E ^b   Giorgi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84555186723     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-18-1013-2011     Document Type: Article

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