A new framework for multi-site weather generator: A two-stage model combining a parametric method with a distribution-free shuffle procedure

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 657-669

  Li, Zhi ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution free method; Hydrological effects; Multi site weather generator; Spatial correlation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CORRELATION; DATA PROCESSING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 84905117217     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1979-2     Document Type: Article

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