Bias correction of regional climate model simulations in a region of complex orography

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-101

  Bordoy, Roger ^a   Burlando, Paolo ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS; BIAS-CORRECTION METHODS; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL STABILITY;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

LASERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; PROBABILITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84875038866     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0149.1     Document Type: Article

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