The effects of climate model similarity on probabilistic climate projections and the implications for local, risk-based adaptation planning

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 5014-5022

  Steinschneider, Scott ^a   McCrary, Rachel ^b   Mearns, Linda O ^b   Brown, Casey ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate model genealogy; intermodel correlation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HISTORY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE INFORMATION; CLIMATE RELATED RISKS; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; MODEL CORRELATION; PROBABILISTIC CLIMATE PROJECTIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF); WATER SHORTAGES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CORRELATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FUTURE PROSPECT; LOCAL PLANNING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER USE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940075447     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL064529     Document Type: Article

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