Applying simple water-energy balance frameworks to predict the climate sensitivity of streamflow over the continental United States

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2531-2546

  Renner, M ^a   Bernhofer, C ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; BASIN CHARACTERISTICS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; COHERENT SPATIAL PATTERNS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; WATER-ENERGY BALANCES;

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCES; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORECASTING; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARIDITY; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA SET; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879457259     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2531-2012     Document Type: Article

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