How will climate change modify river flow regimes in Europe?

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 325-339

  Schneider, C ^a   Laize C L R ^b   Acreman, M C ^b   Florke M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS; NATURAL FLOW REGIME; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; RISING TEMPERATURES;

DIGITAL STORAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; LASERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER FLOW; SNOW COVER; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879076827     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-325-2013     Document Type: Article

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