Downscaling simulations of future global climate with application to hydrologic modelling

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-436

  Salathé Jr , Eric P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrologic modelling; Hydrology; Pacific Northwest; Precipitation; Statistical downscaling; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

DOWNSCALING SIMULATIONS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; STREAMFLOW SIMULATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17144361805     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1125     Document Type: Article

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