Statistical adaptation of ALADIN RCM outputs over the French Alps - Application to future climate and snow cover

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 785-805

  Rousselot, M ^a   Durand, Y ^a   Giraud, G ^a   Merindol L ^a   Dombrowski Etchevers, I ^a   Deque M ^a   Castebrunet, H ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMIDITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALPS; FRANCE;

EID: 84864247783     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-785-2012     Document Type: Article

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