Prediction of design flood discharge by statistical downscaling and General Circulation Models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 1145-1153

  Tofiq, F A ^a   Guven, A ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Design flood; Linear genetic programming; Peak monthly discharge; Statistical downscaling

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FLOOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LINEAR GENETIC PROGRAMMING; STATISTICAL DOWNSCALING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DAM; DESIGN FLOOD; DISCHARGE; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84904396626     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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