Potential implications of PCM climate change scenarios for Sacramento-San Joaquin River Basin hydrology and water resources

Climatic Change

Volumn 62, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 257-281

  Vanrheenen, Nathan T ^a   Wood, Andrew W ^a   Palmer, Richard N ^a   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR CORRECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROLOGY; WATER RESOURCES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

TEMPORAL SHIFTS;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; STREAMFLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO BASIN; SAN JOAQUIN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542381339     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CLIM.0000013686.97342.55     Document Type: Article

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