Heat waves analysis over France in present and future climate: Application of a new method on the EURO-CORDEX ensemble

Climate Services

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-12

  Ouzeau, G ^a   Soubeyroux, J M ^b   Schneider, M ^b   Vautard, R ^c   Planton, S ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^c INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

Author keywords

3D event representation; EURO CORDEX; Heat waves; Regional climate change

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEAT WAVE;

FRANCE;

EID: 85027955801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24058807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cliser.2016.09.002     Document Type: Article

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