Changing hydrological conditions in the Po basin under global warming

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 493, Issue , 2014, Pages 1183-1196

  Coppola, Erika ^a   Verdecchia, Marco ^b   Giorgi, Filippo ^a   Colaiuda, Valentina ^b   Tomassetti, Barbara ^b   Lombardi, Annalina ^b  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CHyM model; Climate change; Hydrological ensemble; Hydrological simulation; Po river

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; HYDROLOGICAL ENSEMBLE; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; PO RIVER;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER STRESS;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MELTING POINT; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84904856032     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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