Reducing uncertainty in selecting climate models for hydrological impact assessments

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 313, 2007, Pages 3-15

  Pitman, A J ^a   Perkins, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate models; Probability density function; Skill score

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH SCIENCES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AUSTRALIA; BEST BASIS; CLIMATE MODELS; EXTREME EVENTS; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEMS; LOW RATES; MEAN PRECIPITATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; SKILL-SCORE;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 55749110925     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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