Using ensemble of climate models to evaluate future water and solutes budgets in Lake Kinneret, Israel

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 410, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 248-259

  Rimmer, Alon ^a   Givati, Amir ^b   Samuels, Rana ^c   Alpert, Pinhas ^c  

^a ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b Water Authority   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Available water; Climate models; Ensemble; Lake evaporation model; Lake Kinneret; Lake salinity model

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER; AVERAGE RATE; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; ENSEMBLE; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; FUTURE CLIMATE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HISTORICAL PERIODS; INPUT DATAS; JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCIES; LAKE EVAPORATION; LAKE EVAPORATION MODEL; LAKE KINNERET; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; OBSERVED DATA; SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS; WATER QUANTITIES; WATER VOLUMES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; LAKES; METEOROLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EVAPORATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HISTORICAL RECORD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAKE WATER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SALINITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER BUDGET; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

ISRAEL; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE;

EID: 80055118575     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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