On interpreting hydrological change from regional climate models

Climatic Change

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 97-122

  Graham, L Phil ^a   Hagemann, Stefan ^b   Jaun, Simon ^c   Beniston, Martin ^d  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF;

GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS (RCM);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC REGION; BALTIC SEA; BOTHNIAN BAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF BOTHNIA; RHINE BASIN;

EID: 34248219852     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9217-0     Document Type: Review

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