A comparison of projected future precipitation in Wisconsin using global and downscaled climate model simulations: Implications for public health

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3106-3124

  Vavrus, Stephen J ^a   Behnke, Ruben J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extreme; NARCCAP; Precipitation; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS; EXTREME; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS; MODELLING METHODOLOGY; NARCCAP; WISCONSIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOWNSCALING; EXTREME EVENT; HEALTH RISK; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84904975275     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3897     Document Type: Article

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