Changing spatiotemporal patterns of precipitation extremes in China during 2071-2100 based on Earth System Models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 12,537-12,555

  Li, Jianfeng ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^b   Chen, Yongqin David ^a   Xu, Chong Yu ^c   Singh, Vijay P ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

China; downscaling techniques; Earth System Models; extreme precipitation; representative concentration pathways

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT;

CHINA; DOWN-SCALING; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; REPRESENTATIVE CONCENTRATION PATHWAYS;

FLOODS;

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA;

EID: 84890543312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020300     Document Type: Article

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