Climate change uncertainty in environmental flows for the Mekong River;Incertitude liée au changement climatique sur les débits environnementaux du Mékong

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 935-954

  Thompson, J R ^a   Laize C L R ^b   Green, A J ^a   Acreman, M C ^b   Kingston, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

climate change; environmental flows; Mekong; MIKE SHE; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL-MEAN TEMPERATURE; MEKONG; MIKE SHE; RANGE OF VARIABILITY APPROACHES; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 84901688746     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.842074     Document Type: Article

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