Using a gridded global dataset to characterize regional hydroclimate in central Chile

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 251-265

  Demaria, E M C ^a   Maurer, E P ^b   Sheffield, J ^c   Bustos, E ^a   Poblete, D ^a   Vicuna S ^a   Meza, F ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Santa Clara University   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Anthropogenic effects; Climate prediction; Flood events; Hydrologic models

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

CHILE;

EID: 84875083611     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-047.1     Document Type: Article

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