Changing temperature and precipitation extremes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region: An analysis of CMIP3 and CMIP5 simulations and projections

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3058-3077

  Panday, Prajjwal K ^a   Thibeault, Jeanne ^b   Frey, Karen E ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate extremes; Climate model; CMIP3; CMIP5; Ensemble; Hindu Kush Himalaya

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE EXTREMES; CMIP3; CMIP5; ENSEMBLE; HIMALAYAS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTREME EVENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

HIMALAYAS; HINDU KUSH; KARAKORAM;

EID: 84938834085     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4192     Document Type: Article

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