Comparison of hydrological impacts of climate change simulated by six hydrological models in the Dongjiang Basin, South China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 336, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 316-333

  Jiang, Tao ^a   Chen, Yongqin David ^b   Xu, Chong yu ^c,f   Chen, Xiaohong ^a   Chen, Xi ^d   Singh, Vijay P ^e  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Texas A and M University   (United States)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrological impacts; Model comparison; Water balance models

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW;

GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; MODEL COMPARISON; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

HYDROLOGY;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGJIANG BASIN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG;

EID: 33947198706     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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