Hydrological simulations driven by RCM climate scenarios at basin scale in the Po River, Italy

IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports

Volumn 364, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-133

  Vezzoli, R ^a   Del Longo, M ^b   Mercogliano, P ^a,c   Montesarchio, M ^a,c   Pecora, S ^b   Tonelli, F ^b   Zollo, A L ^a  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b ARPA Emilia Romagna HydroMeteoClimate Service Hydrology Area (ARPA SIMC)   (Italy)

^c ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bias correction; Climate change; Flow duration curve; Hydrological modelling; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDRAULIC MODELS; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIAS CORRECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; FLOW DURATION CURVE; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SIMULATION;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84904816963     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5194/piahs-364-128-2014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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