Impact of climate change on hydrological extremes in the Yangtze River Basin, China

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 693-707

  Gu, Huanghe ^a   Yu, Zhongbo ^a,b   Wang, Guiling ^c   Wang, Jigan ^a   Ju, Qin ^a   Yang, Chuanguo ^a   Fan, Chuanhao ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrological extremes; RegCM4.0; VIC; Yangtze River Basin

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES; LARGE SCALE HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; REGCM4.0; VARIABLE INFILTRATION CAPACITY MODELS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; YANGTZE RIVER BASIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84925539494     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-014-0957-5     Document Type: Article

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