Robust ensemble selection by multivariate evaluation of extreme precipitation and temperature characteristics

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 594-613

  Thober, Stephan ^a   Samaniego, Luis ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ENSEMBLE; EXTREMES; RCM; REJECTION RATES; SIGNIFICANCE TEST; STEPWISE SELECTION;

WATER RESOURCES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

GERMANY;

EID: 84900619920     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020505     Document Type: Article

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