Assessing the Added Value of Dynamical Downscaling Using the Standardized Precipitation Index

Figure 5

CSI for between (a) WRF and PRISM and (b) R2 and PRISM for 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month accumulation periods averaged over each NCDC climate region. (c) Difference between WRF and R2 CSI (WRF minus R2) for the same periods and regions as in (a) and (b).

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