Uncertainty in hydrological modelling of climate change impacts in four Norwegian catchments

Hydrology Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 457-471

  Lawrence, Deborah ^a   Haddeland, Ingjerd ^a  

^a Hydrological Modelling Section   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate scenarios; Hydrological model uncertainty; Mean annual flood; Parameter optimisation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MAXIMA; ANNUAL MAXIMUM FLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; FLOW REGIMES; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL UNCERTAINTY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INPUT DATAS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM FLOWS; PARAMETER OPTIMISATION; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOWMELT; UNCERTAINTY SOURCES;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; RUNOFF; SEASONALITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NORWAY;

EID: 82455206217     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2011.010     Document Type: Article

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