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Robust spatially aggregated projections of climate extremes

Erich M. Fischer, +2 more
- 01 Dec 2013 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 12, pp 1033-1038
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This article showed that the uncertainties associated with the projection of climate extremes are mainly due to internal climate variability and that model projections are consistent when averaged across regions, allowing robust projection of future extremes.
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There are large uncertainties associated with the projection of climate extremes. This study shows that the uncertainties are mainly due to internal climate variability. However, model projections are consistent when averaged across regions, allowing robust projection of future extremes.

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