Seasonal and extreme precipitation characteristics for the watersheds of the Canadian Prairie Provinces as simulated by the NARCCAP multi-RCM ensemble

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 255-277

  Khaliq, M N ^a,b,c   Sushama, L ^c   Monette, A ^c   Wheater, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Prairie Provinces; Climate change; Precipitation extremes; Regional climate models; Regional frequency analysis; Seasonal precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939891376     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2235-0     Document Type: Article

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