A multimodel ensemble approach to assessment of climate change impacts on the hydrology and water resources of the Colorado River Basin

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1417-1434

  Christensen, N S ^a   Lettenmaier, D P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; STREAMFLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

ARIZONA; COLORADO BASIN; GLEN CANYON DAM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547330128     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1417-2007     Document Type: Article

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