Climate change impacts on high-elevation hydroelectricity in California

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 510, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-163

  Madani, Kaveh ^a   Guégan, Marion ^b   Uvo, Cintia B ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

California; Climate change; EBHOM; Electricity; Hydropower; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; EBHOM; HYDROELECTRICITY SUPPLY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; HYDROPOWER; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; WATER STORAGE CAPACITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PRICING POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESERVOIR; SNOWPACK; WARMING; WATER STORAGE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891647490     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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