Differences in future recharge estimates due to GCMs, downscaling methods and hydrological models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Crosbie, Russell S ^a   Dawes, Warrick R ^a   Charles, Stephen P ^a   Mpelasoka, Freddie S ^a   Aryal, Santosh ^a   Barron, Olga ^a   Summerell, Greg K ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER;

AUSTRALIA; DOWNSCALING METHODS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; IMPACT STUDY; RECHARGE ESTIMATES; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DOWNSCALING; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RECHARGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79959214655     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047657     Document Type: Article

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