Near future changes of extreme precipitation over complex terrain in Central Europe derived from high resolution RCM ensemble simulations

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1964-1977

  Feldmann, Hendrik ^a   Schädler, Gerd ^a   Panitz, Hans Jürgen ^a   Kottmeier, Christoph ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ensemble simulations; Extreme precipitation; Regional climate change

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE SIMULATION; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATION;

CLIMATE MODELS; LASERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTREME EVENT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; TOPOGRAPHY;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 84879203180     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3564     Document Type: Article

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