Hydrological validation of statistical downscaling methods applied to climate model projections

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 344, Issue , 2011, Pages 32-38

  Bourqui, Marie ^a   Mathevet, Thibault ^b   Gailhard, Joel ^b   Hendrickx, Frederic ^a  

^a R and D Division   (France)

^b Electricity of France DTG DMM   (France)

Author keywords

Analog methods; Past climate validation; Rainfall runoff models; Statistical downscaling

Indexed keywords

ANALOG METHODS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS; DOWNSCALING METHODS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; LOW FLOW; PAST CLIMATE VALIDATION; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; REANALYSIS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING; TEMPORAL SCALE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RUNOFF; SNOW; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

FRANCE;

EID: 81755176721     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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