Statistical estimations of the number of future ozone exceedances due to climate change in Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6080-6099

  Varotsos, K V ^a   Tombrou, M ^a   Giannakopoulos, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

climate change impact; ozone exceedances; statistical model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; GODDARD INSTITUTE OF SPACE STUDIES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; ROTATED PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; STATISTICAL ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; POLICY MAKING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879890650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50451     Document Type: Article

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