Detection of global runoff changes: Results from observations and CMIP5 experiments

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2967-2979

  Alkama, R ^a   Marchand, L ^a   Ribes, A ^a   Decharme, B ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; DETECTABILITY; MISSING DATA; RUNOFF CHANGES; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL DETECTION; THREE MODELS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

STREAM FLOW;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RECONSTRUCTION; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84880881404     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-2967-2013     Document Type: Article

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