Modeling climate change uncertainties in water resources management models

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1261-1265

  Teegavarapu, Ramesh S V ^a  

^a Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Compromise operating policies; Optimization; Soft computing; Sustainable water resources management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; DECISION MAKER'S PREFERENCES; HYDROLOGIC DESIGN; HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROSYSTEMS; OPERATING POLICIES; OPERATING RULE; REAL-TIME OPERATION; RELIABILITY AND ROBUSTNESS; SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE MODELS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 77957752956     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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