Potential increase of flood hazards in Korea due to global warming from a high-resolution regional climate simulation

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-113

  Im, Eun Soon ^a   Lee, Byong Ju ^a   Kwon, Ji Hye ^b   In, So Ra ^a   Han, Sang Ok ^a  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea Infrastructure Safety and Technology Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dynamical downscaling; Extreme precipitation; global warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863252373     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-012-0010-x     Document Type: Article

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