Downscaling climate changes for Santiago: What effects can be expected?

Climate Adaptation Santiago

Volumn 9783642391033, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-41

  McPhee, James ^a,b   Cortés, Gonzalo ^a,c   Rojas, Maisa ^a   Garcia, Lilian ^a   Descalzi, Aniella ^a   Vargas, Luis ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Downscaling; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927580332     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39103-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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