Benefits from using combined dynamical-statistical downscaling approaches - Lessons from a case study in the Mediterranean region

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 705-720

  Guyennon, N ^a   Romano, E ^a   Portoghese, I ^b   Salerno, F ^a   Calmanti, S ^c   Petrangeli, A B ^a   Tartari, G ^a   Copetti, D ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE SCENARIOS; DYNAMICAL DOWNSCALING; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84890380508     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-705-2013     Document Type: Article

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