High-resolution Med-CORDEX regional climate model simulations for hydrological impact studies: A first evaluation of the ALADIN-Climate model in Morocco

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3721-3739

  Tramblay, Y ^a   Ruelland, D ^b   Somot, S ^c   Bouaicha, R ^d   Servat, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^d Direction de la Recherche et de la Planification de l'Eau   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING (RCM); SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; RUNOFF; TESTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELING; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESOLUTION;

MOROCCO;

EID: 84885158033     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3721-2013     Document Type: Article

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