Evaluation of extreme climate events using a regional climate model for China

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 888-902

  Ji, Zhenming ^a,b,c,d   Kang, Shichang ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c NONE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Extreme climate events; Projection; RCP scenario; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME WEATHER; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CHINA; EXTREME CLIMATES; PROJECTION; RCP SCENARIO; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 84928590307     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4024     Document Type: Article

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