Probabilistic downscaling of GCM scenarios over southern India

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1248-1263

  Vigaud, N ^a   Vrac, M ^b   Caballero, Y ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Climatic scenarios; Downscaling; Southern India

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC SCENARIOS; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; DOWN-SCALING; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; SOUTHERN INDIA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; LASERS; RAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAINFALL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

INDIA;

EID: 84876088196     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3509     Document Type: Article

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