Bias correction can modify climate model simulated precipitation changes without adverse effect on the ensemble mean

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 915-925

  Maurer, E P ^a   Pierce, D W ^b  

^a Santa Clara University   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; HISTORICAL PERIODS; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

MAPPING;

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MAPPING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84896780971     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-915-2014     Document Type: Article

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