Evaluation of future hydrological cycle under climate change scenarios in a mesoscale Alpine watershed of Italy

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1769-1785

  Groppelli, B ^a   Soncini, A ^a   Bocchiola, D ^a   Rosso, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PEAK FLOW; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STOCHASTICITY; WATERSHED;

ITALY;

EID: 79955039715     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1769-2011     Document Type: Article

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