A novel approach to statistical downscaling considering nonstationarities: Application to daily precipitation in the mediterranean area

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 520-533

  Hertig, E ^a   Jacobeit, J ^a  

^a Institute of Geography   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

BOOTSTRAP CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; FUNCTION-BASED APPROACH; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING; VALIDATION APPROACH;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOOTSTRAPPING; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; DIURNAL VARIATION; DOWNSCALING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WARMING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84884893392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50112     Document Type: Article

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