Application of bivariate mapping for hydrological classification and analysis of temporal change and scale effects in Switzerland

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 523, Issue , 2015, Pages 804-821

  Speich, Matthias J R ^a   Bernhard, Luzi ^a   Teuling, Adriaan J ^b   Zappa, Massimiliano ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bivariate mapping; Climate impact; Hydrological classification; Hydrological modeling; Hydrological regime; Map similarity

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; RUNOFF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYSIS OF TEMPORAL CHANGES; BIVARIATE; CLIMATE IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MAPPING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84924077392     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.086     Document Type: Article

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