Hydrological cycle in the Danube basin in present-day and XXII century simulations by IPCCAR4 global climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Lucarini, Valerio ^a,b   Danihlik, Robert ^b   Kriegerova, Ida ^b   Speranza, Antonio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CINFAI ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; RUNOFF;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET;

DANUBE BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 46449135358     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009167     Document Type: Article

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