A modelling methodology for assessing the impact of climate variability and climatic change on hydroelectric generation

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1459-1469

  Muñoz, J Ricardo ^a   Sailor, David J ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Greenhouse effect; Hydroelectric generation

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; POWER GENERATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 0347662492     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(98)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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