Constrained dynamical downscaling for assessment of climate impacts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2136-2148

  Harkey, M ^a   Holloway, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; downscaling

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA; BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; DOWN-SCALING; DYNAMICAL DOWNSCALING; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DOWNSCALING; PANEL DATA; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878120308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50223     Document Type: Article

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