Two case studies on NARCCAP precipitation extremes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10,475-10,489

  Weller, Grant B ^a   Cooley, Daniel ^b   Sain, Stephan R ^c   Bukovsky, Melissa S ^c   Mearns, Linda O ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

bivariate extremes; extreme precipitation; NARCCAP; regional climate models; tail dependence

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

BIVARIATE; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; NARCCAP; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; TAIL DEPENDENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; EXTREME EVENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION;

PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886078452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50824     Document Type: Article

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