Multi-RCM ensemble downscaling of NCEP CFS winter season forecasts: Implications for seasonal hydrologic forecast skill

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10,770-10,790

  Shukla, Shraddhanand ^a,b   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CFS Forecasts; Dynamical Downscaling; Seasonal Hydrologic Forecasts; Statistical Downscaling

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICS;

DOWNSCALING METHODS; DYNAMICAL DOWNSCALING; HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING; HYDROLOGY MODELING; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING;

FORECASTING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PREDICTION; RUNOFF; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SOIL MOISTURE; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887147794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50628     Document Type: Article

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