Uncertainty in the future change of extreme precipitation over the Rhine basin: the role of internal climate variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2015, Pages 1789-1800

  van Pelt, S C ^a   Beersma, J J ^b   Buishand, T A ^b   van den Hurk, B J J M ^b   Schellekens, J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extreme precipitation; Internal variability; Natural variability; Rhine basin; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER BASIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RHINE BASIN;

EID: 85027920923     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2312-4     Document Type: Article

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