Climate change impacts on hydropower in the Swiss and Italian Alps

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 493, Issue , 2014, Pages 1211-1221

  Gaudard, Ludovic ^a   Romerio, Franco ^a   Dalla Valle, Francesco ^b   Gorret, Roberta ^c   Maran, Stefano ^d   Ravazzani, Giovanni ^e   Stoffel, Markus ^f   Volonterio, Michela ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b ENEL   (Italy)

^c CVA SpA   (Italy)

^d RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Climate change; Electricity market; Hydropower management; Mountain area

Indexed keywords

ALPS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; ELECTRICITY MARKET; MOUNTAIN AREA;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY COST; HYDROPOWER; ITALY; SWITZERLAND; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84904750114     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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