Assessment of change in design flood frequency under climate change using a multivariate downscaling model and a precipitation-runoff model

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 567-581

  Kwon, Hyun Han ^a   Sivakumar, Bellie ^b   Moon, Young Il ^c   Kim, Byung Sik ^d  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bayesian precipitation runoff model; Climate change; Design flood; Downscaling

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; DESIGN FLOOD; DOWN-SCALING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLOOD PREVENTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; HYDROLOGIC CYCLES; KEY ELEMENTS; POTENTIAL CHANGE; PRECIPITATION AND RUNOFF; RESEARCH TOPICS; RIVER RESTORATION; RUNOFF MODEL; SOUTH KOREA; STATE-BASED; STOCHASTIC MULTIVARIATE MODELS; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CLIMATE MODELS; DESIGN; FLOOD CONTROL; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOWNSCALING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; WATERSHED;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79952993421     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0422-z     Document Type: Article

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