On the suitability of GCM runoff fields for river discharge modeling: A case study using model output from HadGEM2 and ECHAM5

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-154

  Sperna Weiland, F C ^a,b   Van Beek, L P H ^a   Kwadijk, J C J ^a   Bierkens, M F P ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate models; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrology; Land surface model; Runoff

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPORATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84858320458     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-10-05011.1     Document Type: Article

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