Sub-daily statistical downscaling of meteorological variables using neural networks

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 887-896

  Kumar, Jitendra ^a   Brooks, Bjørn Gustaf J ^b   Thornton, Peter E ^c   Dietze, Michael C ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; CCSM; Climate; CRU NCEP; Statistical downscaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891749624     PISSN: 18770509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2012.04.095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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