Comparison of climate change signals in CMIP3 and CMIP5 multi-model ensembles and implications for Central Asian glaciers

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3661-3677

  Lutz, A F ^a,b   Immerzeel, W W ^a,b   Gobiet, A ^c   Pellicciotti, F ^d   Bierkens, M F P ^a,b  

^a Utrecht University ^*

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; LARGE SCALE HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; PRECIPITATION CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLUME; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AMU DARYA BASIN; SYR DARYA BASIN;

EID: 84885143598     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3661-2013     Document Type: Article

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