New estimates of future changes in extreme rainfall across the UK using regional climate model integrations. 2. Future estimates and use in impact studies

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 300, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 234-251

  Ekstrom M ^a   Fowler, H J ^b   Kilsby, C G ^b   Jones, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extremes; Floods; Rainfall; Regional climate models; UK

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL GRID BOX ANALYSIS; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

CLIMATE CONTROL; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FLOODING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 9944222828     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.06.019     Document Type: Article

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