A framework for assessing uncertainties in climate change impacts: Low-flow scenarios for the River Thames, UK

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Wilby, R L ^a   Harris, I ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RAIN; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; INDEX OF RELIABILITY (IOR);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RAIN; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MOISTURE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RAINFALL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645749499     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004065     Document Type: Article

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