The realism of the ECHAM5 models to simulate the hydrological cycle in the Arctic and North European area

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 349-367

  Arpe, Klaus ^a   Hagemann, Stefan ^a   Jacob, Daniela ^a   Roeckner, Erich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltex; ECHAM5; Hydrological cycle; Model validation; Precipitation; Resolution dependency; River discharge

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS;

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MODEL VALIDATION; RESOLUTION DEPENDENCY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER DISCHARGE;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 28944435219     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2005.0027     Document Type: Article

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