Snowpack changes in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya from CMIP5 global climate models

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2293-2313

  Terzago, Silvia ^a   von Hardenberg, Jost ^a   Palazzi, Elisa ^a   Provenzale, Antonello ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate models; Hydrologic cycle; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; WATER AVAILABILITY;

HIMALAYAS; HINDU KUSH;

EID: 84915770689     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-13-0196.1     Document Type: Article

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