Precipitation frequency analysis based on regional climate simulations in Central Alberta

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 510, Issue , 2014, Pages 436-446

  Kuo, Chun Chao ^a   Gan, Thian Yew ^a   Hanrahan, Janel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias correction; ERA Interim reanalysis; Intensity Duration Frequency (IDF) curves; MM5; North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP); Regional climate modeling

Indexed keywords

BIAS CORRECTION; INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY CURVES; MM5; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; ESTIMATION; GAGES; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CURVE FITTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DOWNSCALING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84892990883     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.051     Document Type: Article

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