Applying climate model precipitation scenarios for urban hydrological assessment: A case study in Kalmar City, Sweden

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-375

  Olsson, J ^a   Berggren, K ^b   Olofsson, M ^b   Viklander, M ^b  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Delta change; Rainfall; Regional climate model; Urban drainage

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISPERSION COMPENSATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE MODELS; DELTA CHANGE; GRID BOXES; HIGH INTENSITIES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INTENSITY CHANGES; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; INTENSITY LEVELS; LOW INTENSITIES; MODEL OUTPUTS; MODEL RESOLUTIONS; MULTIPLICATIVE FACTORS; PEAK INTENSITIES; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; RAINFALL; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; RAINFALL INTENSITIES; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; SURFACE FLOODS; TIME AND SPACES; TIME-SCALE; TIPPING BUCKETS; URBAN DRAINAGE; URBAN SCALE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAINFALL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBAN DRAINAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KALMAR [KALMAR (CNT)]; KALMAR [SWEDEN]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 62849089882     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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