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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-311-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-311-2015
Research article
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28 May 2015
Research article |  | 28 May 2015

Exploring objective climate classification for the Himalayan arc and adjacent regions using gridded data sources

N. Forsythe, S. Blenkinsop, and H. J . Fowler

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A three-step climate classification – input variable selection, principal components analysis and k-means clustering – was applied to a spatial domain covering the Himalayan arc and adjacent plains regions using input data from four global meteorological reanalyses. This revealed a reanalysis ensemble consensus for eight macro-climate zones. Zonal statistics revealed consistent, distinct climatologies. This approach has implications for resource assessments and data set bias characterisations.
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