Changes in flood risk under global warming estimated using MIROC5 and the discharge probability index

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 509-524

  Okazaki, Atsushi ^a   Yeh, Pat J F ^b   Yoshimura, Kei ^a,c   Watanabe, Masahiro ^c   Kimoto, Masahide ^c   Oki, Taikan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Public Works Research Institute   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; FLOOD; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84867844564     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2012-405     Document Type: Article

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