Future flows climate: An ensemble of 1-km climate change projections for hydrological application in Great Britain

Earth System Science Data

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-148

  Prudhomme, C ^a   Dadson, S ^b   Morris, D ^a   Williamson, J ^a   Goodsell, G ^a   Crooks, S ^a   Boelee, L ^a   Davies, H ^a   Buys, G ^a,c   Lafon, T ^a   Watts, G ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d Horizon House   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84893002835     PISSN: 18663508     EISSN: 18663516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/essd-4-143-2012     Document Type: Article

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