Stochastic model output statistics for bias correcting and downscaling precipitation including extremes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 6940-6959

  Wong, Geraldine ^a   Maraun, Douglas ^a   Vrac, Mathieu ^b   Widmann, Martin ^c   Eden, Jonathan M ^c   Kent, Thomas ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWN-SCALING; MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84907042721     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00604.1     Document Type: Article

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