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Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3073-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3073-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
Research article
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21 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 21 Jul 2025

Probabilistic precipitation downscaling for ungauged mountain sites: a pilot study for the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Marc Girona-Mata, Andrew Orr, Martin Widmann, Daniel Bannister, Ghulam Hussain Dars, Scott Hosking, Jesse Norris, David Ocio, Tony Phillips, Jakob Steiner, and Richard E. Turner

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We introduce a novel method for improving daily precipitation maps in mountain regions and pilot it across three basins in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). The approach leverages climate model and weather station data, along with statistical or machine learning techniques. Our results show that this approach outperforms traditional methods, especially in remote ungauged areas, suggesting that it could be used to improve precipitation maps across much of the HKH, as well as other mountain regions.
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