Impact of warming climate on water management for the Ariège River basin (France);Impact du changement climatique sur la gestion de l'eau dans le bassin de l'Ariége

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 976-993

  Hendrickx, F ^a   Sauquet, E ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

Author keywords

climate change; Garonne, France; hydropower; low flow; water management

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GARONNE, FRANCE; HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION; HYDROPOWER; LOW FLOW; MANAGEMENT OPERATION; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFINED FLOW; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DRAINAGE BASIN; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUITAINE; ARIEGE BASIN; CATALONIA; FOIX RIVER; FRANCE; GARONNE BASIN; LANDES; MIDI-PYRENEES; PYRENEES; ROQUEFORT; SPAIN;

EID: 84880047341     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.788790     Document Type: Article

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