When and where might climate change be detectable in UK river flows?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Wilby, R L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOMOGENEOUS RAINFALL; WATER PLANS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; RAINFALL; RIVER FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER PLANNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34047237609     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027552     Document Type: Article

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