Ensemble modeling, uncertainty and robust predictions

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-223

  Parker, Wendy S ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION MAKING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKERS; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; ENSEMBLE MODELING; EXPERT ASSESSMENT; FUTURE CLIMATE; ROBUST PREDICTIONS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STRUCTURAL UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876191818     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.220     Document Type: Article

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