Modelling the impacts of climate change on upland catchments in southwest Scotland using MIKE SHE and the UKCP09 probabilistic projections

Hydrology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-530

  Thompson, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Distributed hydrological model; Loch Dee; MIKE SHE; UKCP09; Uplands

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; LOCH DEE; MIKE SHE; UKCP09; UPLANDS;

CATCHMENTS; LANDFORMS; PROBABILITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ACIDIFICATION; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISCHARGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOODING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; SEASONALITY; UPLAND REGION; WATER LEVEL;

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY; LOCH DEE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865169868     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.105     Document Type: Article

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