An Improved Stochastic Weather Generator for Hydrological Impact Studies

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-256

  Caron, Annie ^a,b   Leconte, Robert ^a   Brissette, François ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b SNC LAVALIN INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; EXTREME FLOOD EVENTS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; STOCHASTIC WEATHER GENERATOR;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 56649105030     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3303233     Document Type: Article

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