Streamflow estimation for six UK catchments under future climate scenarios

Hydrology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 96-112

  Chun, K P ^a   Wheater, H S ^a   Onof, C J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Generalized linear model (GLM); Rainfall model; Rainfall runoff model; Statistical downscaling; Streamflows

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; RAIN; RUNOFF; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES;

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RAINFALL MODELS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGIONAL CIRCULATION MODELS; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649820123     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2009.086     Document Type: Article

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