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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">CPD</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Climate of the Past Discussions</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">CPD</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">1814-9359</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus GmbH</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/cpd-8-953-2012</article-id>
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<article-title>Correcting mean and extremes in monthly precipitation from 8 regional climate models over Europe</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Kurnik</surname>
<given-names>B.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Kajfež-Bogataj</surname>
<given-names>L.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ceglar</surname>
<given-names>A.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>1</sup>
</xref>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>26</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2012</year>
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<volume>8</volume>
<issue>2</issue>
<fpage>953</fpage>
<lpage>986</lpage>
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<p>We corrected monthly precipitation from 8 regional climate models
  using statistical bias correction. All models were corrected
  according to observations and parameters for bias correction were
  obtained for all models separately in every grid cells over European
  domain, using data between 1961 and 1990. Bias correction was
  validated in the period between 1991 and 2010 with RMSE, Brier score
  and Brier skill score. The results are encouraging, as mean and
  extremes were effectively corrected. After applying correction,
  large biases over Alps, at the East Adriatic cost, west coast of
  Norway and at the east end of the domain were removed. RMSE of
  corrected precipitation was lower than RMSE of simulated in 85%
  of European area and correction for all models failed in only
  1.5% of European area. Also extremes were effectively
  corrected. According to the Brier skill score the probability for
  dry months was corrected in more than 52% of the European area
  and heavy precipitation events were corrected in almost 90% of
  the area. All validation measures suggest the correction of monthly
  precipitation was successful and therefore we can argue that the
  corrected precipitation fields will improve results of the climate
  impact models.</p>
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