Assessing climate change induced modification of Penman potential evaporation and runoff sensitivity in a large water-limited basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 464-465, Issue , 2012, Pages 352-362

  Liu, Qiang ^a   McVicar, Tim R ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attribution analysis; Ecohydrological processes; Net radiation; Potential evaporation; Yellow River Basin

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; ECOHYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES; NET RADIATION; POTENTIAL EVAPORATION; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

CATCHMENTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVAPORATION; METEOROLOGY; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATER RESOURCE; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84866148744     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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