Statistical downscaling of historical monthly mean winds over a coastal region of complex terrain. I. Predicting wind speed

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1281-1299

  Curry, Charles L ^a   van der Kamp, Derek ^a   Monahan, Adam H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

North America; Regional climate; Statistical downscaling; Wind

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL ZONE; DOWNSCALING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84858997986     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1173-3     Document Type: Article

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