Effects of climate model radiation, humidity and wind estimates on hydrological simulations

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 305-318

  Haddeland, I ^a,b   Heinke, J ^c   Voss F ^d   Eisner, S ^d   Chen, C ^e   Hagemann, S ^e   Ludwig, F ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCE; BIAS CORRECTION; BIAS-CORRECTION METHODS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MODEL SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE VALUES;

CLIMATE MODELS; ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WIND STRESS;

EID: 84870828359     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-305-2012     Document Type: Article

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