Using fuzzified regression trees for statistical downscaling and regionalization of near surface temperatures in complex terrain: A case study from Khumbu Himal

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 337-352

  Gerlitz, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DOWNSCALING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGIONALIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU HIMAL;

EID: 84942363835     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-014-1285-x     Document Type: Article

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