Future changes in extreme precipitation in the rhine basin based on global and regional climate model simulations

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4517-4530

  Van Pelt, S C ^a   Beersma, J J ^b   Buishand, T A ^b   M Van Den Hurk, B J J ^b   Kabat, P ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT MODEL; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; FLOOD RISKS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES; PROBABILITY ESTIMATE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; RETURN PERIODS; RHINE BASIN; SIMPLE METHOD;

CLIMATE MODELS; FLOODS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

RHINE BASIN;

EID: 84870539924     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4517-2012     Document Type: Article

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