Uncertainties in hydrologic and climate change impact analyses in headwater basins of British Columbia

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 5711-5730

  Bennett, Katrina E ^a,b   Werner, Arelia T ^a   Schnorbus, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate classification regimes; Hydrologic models; Hydrology

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION/REGIMES; COASTAL SITES; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HEADWATER BASINS; HEADWATER SYSTEM; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGIC PARAMETERS; HYDROLOGIC REGIME; NATURAL VARIABILITY; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PLANNING HORIZONS; SEMI-ARID WATERSHED; SPECIAL REPORT ON EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; TIME-PERIODS; WATER BUDGET; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BASIN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PARAMETERIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WATERSHED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84862008126     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00417.1     Document Type: Article

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