A methodology for deriving ensemble response from multimodel simulations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 522, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-57

  Cheng, Linyin ^a   AghaKouchak, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Ensemble response; Expert advice; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE; CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS; ENSEMBLE RESPONSE; EXPERT ADVICE; FINANCIAL SECTORS; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; MULTI-MODEL SIMULATIONS; TEMPERATURE SIMULATIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ALGORITHM; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXPERT SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MARKET; MODEL TEST; SIMULATION;

EID: 84920674553     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.12.025     Document Type: Article

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