Bias correction of ENSEMBLES precipitation data with focus on the effect of the length of the calibration period

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 85-96

  Reiter, Philipp ^a,b   Gutjahr, Oliver ^b   Schefczyk, Lukas ^b   Heinemann, Gunther ^b   Casper, Markus ^b  

^a Rhineland Palatinate Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Impacts   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bias adjustment; Bias correction; ENSEMBLES; Precipitation; Quantile mapping; RCM; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MAPPING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84959541643     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/metz/2015/0714     Document Type: Article

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