Comparison and evaluation of regional climate scenarios for hydrological impact analysis: General scheme and application example

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1579-1594

  Bronstert, Axel ^a   Kolokotronis, Vassilios ^b   Schwandt, Daniel ^c   Straub, Helmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b State Agency for Environment Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate scenarios; Downscaling; Droughts; Floods; Hydrological impacts; Regional hydrology

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION; REGIONAL HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWNSCALING; DROUGHT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

EID: 35348995561     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1621     Document Type: Article

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