Quantifying different sources of uncertainty in hydrological projections in an Alpine watershed

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4343-4360

  Dobler, C ^a   Hagemann, S ^b   Wilby, R L ^c   StAtter J ^a  

^a Institute of Geography   (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c Department of Geography ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE WATERSHED; AUSTRIA; BIAS CORRECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CONDITION; CLIMATE DATA; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO SAMPLING; MULTI-MODEL; NORTHERN LIMESTONE ALPS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; RIVER FLOW; SNOWMELT; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOW OF WATER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

EID: 84870172102     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4343-2012     Document Type: Article

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