Development and comparative evaluation of a stochastic analog method to downscale daily GCM precipitation

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4481-4502

  Hwang, S ^a   Graham, W D ^a  

^a University of Florida

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRECIPITATION PREDICTIONS; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES;

DROUGHT; METEOROLOGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

RAIN;

AUTOCORRELATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; STOCHASTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891673181     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-4481-2013     Document Type: Article

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