Evaluation and projection of temperature extremes over China based on CMIP5 model

Advances in Climate Change Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 179-185

  Yao, Yao ^a   Luo, Yong ^b,c   Huang, Jian Bin ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CMIP5; Projection; RCP4.5 scenario; Return period; Temperature extremes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900009699     PISSN: 16749278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1248.2012.00179     Document Type: Article

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