Uncertainty analysis of statistical downscaling models using Hadley Centre Coupled Model

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 673-690

  Samadi, S ^a   Wilson, Catherine A M E ^b   Moradkhani, Hamid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Portland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOWNSCALING; HADLEY CELL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 84887317756     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-013-0844-x     Document Type: Article

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