Effects of urbanization and climate change on surface runoff of the Brussels Capital Region: A case study using an urban soil-vegetation-atmosphere-transfer model

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1959-1974

  Hamdi, Rafiq ^a   Termonia, Piet ^a   Baguis, Pierre ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brussels; Climate change; Surface runoff; TEB; Urban canopy; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BRUSSELS; SURFACE RUNOFF; TEB; URBAN CANOPIES; URBANIZATION;

CLIMATE MODELS; FLOODS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; TREND ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION COVER;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM]; BRUSSELS [BRUSSELS (RGA)];

EID: 80054890452     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2207     Document Type: Article

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