Changes in Köppen-Geiger climate types under a future climate for Australia: Hydrological implications

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3341-3349

  Crosbie, R S ^a   Pollock, D W ^a,b   Mpelasoka, F S ^a   Barron, O V ^a   Charles, S P ^a   Donn, M J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN CONTINENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; MITIGATING EFFECTS; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; TROPICAL CLIMATES; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION;

GLOBAL WARMING; VEGETATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GRASSLAND; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84870850077     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3341-2012     Document Type: Article

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