Uncertainty analysis of downscaling methods in assessing the influence of climate change on hydrology

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 991-1010

  Ouyang, Fen ^a   Lü, Haishen ^a   Zhu, Yonghua ^a   Zhang, Jianyun ^b   Yu, Zhongbo ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Li, Min ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Downscaling; Regional scenarios; Uncertainty; Xinanjiang rainfall runoff model

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL MEAN PRECIPITATION; DOWN-SCALING; MINIMUM TEMPERATURES; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF RELATION; REGIONAL SCENARIOS; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DOWNSCALING; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER BASIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER;

EID: 84898461281     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0796-9     Document Type: Article

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