Comparison of statistical downscaling methods for climate change impact analysis on precipitation-driven drought

Tabari, Hossein; Paz, Santiago Mendoza; Buekenhout, Daan; Willems, Patrick

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3493-2021

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Comparison of statistical downscaling methods for climate change impact analysis on precipitation-driven drought

Hossein Tabari, Santiago Mendoza Paz, Daan Buekenhout, and Patrick Willems

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