Bias correction and downscaling of future RCM precipitation projections using a MOS-analog technique

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 2631-2648

  Turco, M ^a,b   Llasat, M C ^a   Herrera, S ^c   Gutierrez J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; ERROR CORRECTION; EXTREME EVENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

SPAIN;

EID: 85014433206     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD025724     Document Type: Article

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