Downscaling of weather generator parameters to quantify hydrological impacts of climate change

Climate Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-200

  Chen, Jie ^a   Brissette, François P ^a   Leconte, Robert ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Change factor method; Climate change; Hydrology; Statistical downscaling; Stochastic weather generator

Indexed keywords

CHANGE FACTOR METHOD; DOWN-SCALING; DOWNSCALING METHODS; FINE RESOLUTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LOW FLOW; PEAK DISCHARGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING; STOCHASTIC WEATHER GENERATOR; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; WEATHER GENERATOR;

CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROLOGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATERSHED;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84860181093     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01062     Document Type: Article

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