The uncertainty of UTCI due to uncertainties in the determination of radiation fluxes derived from numerical weather prediction and regional climate model simulations

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-223

  Schreier, Stefan F ^a,b   Suomi, Irene ^c   Bröde, Peter ^d   Formayer, Herbert ^a   Rieder, Harald E ^e   Nadeem, Imram ^a   Jendritzky, Gerd ^f   Batchvarova, Ekaterina ^g   Weihs, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 84873986503     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-012-0525-y     Document Type: Article

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