Construction of hydro-climatic projections and first-order estimation of their associated uncertainties from Regional climate model simulations: Application to water management of hydropower reservoirs in Quebec

Houille Blanche

Volumn , Issue 6, 2007, Pages 97-103

  Frigon, Anne ^a   Slivitzky, Michel ^a   Caya, Daniel ^a   Roy, René ^b  

^a Ouranos ^*

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; SNOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY BUDGET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LAND SURFACE; MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 38749095262     PISSN: 00186368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/lhb:2007089     Document Type: Article

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