Climate change projections for Switzerland based on a Bayesian multi-model approach

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2348-2371

  Fischer, A M ^a   Weigel, A P ^a   Buser, C M ^c   Knutti, R ^b   Kunsch H R ^c   Liniger, M A ^a   Schar C ^b   Appenzeller, C ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bayesian multi model combination; ENSEMBLES; Internal decadal variability; Model bias assumption; Model uncertainty from RCM and GCM; Pattern scaling; Regional climate change projections of temperature and precipitation; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIABILITY; ENSEMBLES; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; MULTI-MODEL COMBINATION; PATTERN SCALING; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; SWITZERLAND;

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE MODELS; DRYING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING BIAS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WARMING;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84860254772     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3396     Document Type: Article

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