Estimation of climate change impact on mean annual runoff across continental Australia using Budyko and Fu equations and hydrological models

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1094-1106

  Teng, J ^a   Chiew, F H S ^a   Vaze, J ^a   Marvanek, S ^a   Kirono, D G C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EQUATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864755982     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-097.1     Document Type: Article

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