Hydrological impacts of climate change on the Tejo and Guadiana Rivers

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1175-1189

  Kilsby, C G ^a   Tellier, S S ^a,b   Fowler, H J ^a   Howels, T K ^a,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change impacts; Climate ensemble scenarios; International river basin; Rainfall runoff model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA BASIN; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TAGUS BASIN;

EID: 34248233107     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1175-2007     Document Type: Article

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