Global hydrological changes associated with a perturbation of the climate system: The role of atmospheric feedbacks, their uncertainty and their validation

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-131

  Le Treut, Herve ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SYSTEMS;

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAPORS;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 0033377692     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(99)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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