The influence of constrained fossil fuel emissions scenarios on climate and water resource projections

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1879-1893

  Ward, J D ^a   Werner, A D ^b   Nel, W P ^c   Beecham, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Sustainable Concepts   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; COMBINED UNCERTAINTY; DOWN-SCALING; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; FUEL PRODUCTION; LOW EMISSION; MODEL RESULTS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPECIAL REPORT ON EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING;

CATCHMENTS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PETROLEUM REFINING; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CARBON EMISSION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; SCOTT CREEK [QUEENSLAND];

EID: 79959618812     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-1879-2011     Document Type: Article

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