The impact of climate mitigation on projections of future drought

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2339-2358

  Taylor, I H ^a   Burke, E ^a   McColl, L ^a,b   Falloon, P D ^a   Harris, G R ^a   McNeall, D ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Select Statistics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; CLIMATE SIMULATION; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; FUTURE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDICES; PRECIPITATION INDICES; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); GREENHOUSE GASES; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AMAZONIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880769421     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-2339-2013     Document Type: Article

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