Downscaling technique uncertainty in assessing hydrological impact of climate change in the Upper Beles River Basin, Ethiopia

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 377-398

  Ebrahim, Girma Yimer ^a   Jonoski, Andreja ^a   Van Griensven, Ann ^a,b   Di Baldassarre, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Downscaling; Hydrologic model; Stream flow; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; DOWN-SCALING; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING MODEL (SDSM); STOCHASTIC UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LASERS; MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DOWNSCALING; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BELES BASIN; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84879122209     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.037     Document Type: Article

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