Using the UKCP09 probabilistic scenarios to model the amplified impact of climate change on drainage basin sediment yield

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4401-4416

  Coulthard, T J ^a   Ramirez, J ^a   Fowler, H J ^b   Glenis, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE VALUES; BASIN SEDIMENTS; CARBON FLUXES; CHANNEL PATTERN; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE; DOWN-SCALING; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; EROSION AND DEPOSITION; EXTREME EVENTS; FLOOD EVENT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONS; MODELLING PROCESS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILISTIC MODELLING; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; RETURN PERIODS; RIVER BASINS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT YIELDS; STATE-OF-THE-ART APPROACH; WEATHER GENERATOR; WINTER RAINFALL;

AMPLIFICATION; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SEDIMENTS;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DRAINAGE BASIN; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; RETURN PERIOD; RIVER SYSTEM; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD;

ENGLAND; NORTH YORKSHIRE; SWALE BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870288938     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4401-2012     Document Type: Article

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