Climate change impact on available water resources obtained using multiple global climate and hydrology models

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-144

  Hagemann, S ^a   Chen, C ^a   Clark, D B ^b   Folwell, S ^b   Gosling, S N ^c   Haddeland, I ^d   Hanasaki, N ^e   Heinke, J ^f   Ludwig, F ^g   Voss, F ^h   Wiltshire, A J ⁱ  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^f POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

ⁱ MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CHINA; MIDDLE EAST; MISSISSINEWA BASIN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880851153     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-4-129-2013     Document Type: Article

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