Statistical and Dynamical Climate Predictions to Guide Water Resources in Ethiopia

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-298

  Block, P ^a   Goddard, L ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate prediction; Dynamical model; Ethiopia; Forecast value; Hydropower; Multimodel; Reliability; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DYNAMICAL MODEL; ETHIOPIA; FORECAST VALUE; HYDROPOWER; MULTI-MODEL; STATISTICAL MODELS;

CLIMATOLOGY; FORECASTING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

BLUE NILE BASIN; ETHIOPIA; NILE BASIN;

EID: 84860811115     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000181     Document Type: Article

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