The statistical downscaling model: Insights from one decade of application

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1707-1719

  Wilby, R L ^a   Dawson, C W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Risk assessment; Software; Statistical downscaling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION BEHAVIOUR; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING MODEL (SDSM);

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLOOD CONTROL; LASERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DOWNSCALING; EXTREME EVENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

AUSTRALASIA; CANADA; CHINA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878809906     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3544     Document Type: Article

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