Behaviour and performance of a water resource system in Québec (Canada) under adapted operating policies in a climate change context

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1333-1352

  Minville, Marie ^a   Krau, Stéphane ^b   Brissette, François ^a   Leconte, Robert ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Hydropower; Operating policies; Reservoir reliability; Water resource systems

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PROBABILITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE PROJECTION; CONTROL PERIODS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; OPERATING LEVELS; OPERATING POLICIES; OPERATING RULE; QUEBEC , CANADA; RESERVOIR OPERATING RULES; RESERVOIR RELIABILITY; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION MODEL; WATER RESOURCE SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RELIABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CANADA; PERIBONCA BASIN; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 77952239991     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9500-8     Document Type: Article

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