Drought Persistence Errors in Global Climate Models

The persistence of drought events largely determines the severity of socioeconomic and ecological impacts, but the capability of current global climate models (GCMs) to simulate such events is subject to large uncertainties. In this study, the representation of drought persistence in GCMs is assesse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR. - 1998. - 123(2018), 7 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 3483-3496
1. Verfasser: Moon, H (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gudmundsson, L, Seneviratne, S I
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR
Schlagworte:Journal Article climate models drought drought length bias drought persistence drought persistence bias uncertainty
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