A multi-site statistical downscaling model for daily precipitation using global scale GCM precipitation outputs

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2431-2447

  Jeong, D I ^a   St Hilaire, A ^b   Ouarda, T B M J ^b,c   Gachon, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Downscaling; Extreme; Multi site; Precipitation; Spatial coherence

Indexed keywords

DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; DOWN-SCALING; EXTREME; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; MULTI-SITE; PROBABILITY MAPPING; SPATIAL COHERENCE; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING;

MARKOV PROCESSES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

RAIN;

AUTOCORRELATION; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MARKOV CHAIN; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84880798250     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3598     Document Type: Article

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