Hydrological simulation of po river (North Italy) discharge under climate change scenarios using the RCM COSMO-CLM

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 521-522, Issue , 2015, Pages 346-358

  Vezzoli, R ^a   Mercogliano, P ^a,b   Pecora, S ^c   Zollo, A L ^a,b   Cacciamani, C ^d  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c ARPA Emilia Romagna Hydro Meteo Climate Service Hydrology Area (ARPA SIMC)   (Italy)

^d Arpa Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bias correction; Climate projections; Hydrological modelling; Po river basin; Regional climate model; Water availability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

BIAS CORRECTION; CLIMATE PROJECTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; PO RIVER; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATION; ITALY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL COSMO CLM; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEFICIT; WATER FLOW; WATER FLOW VOLUME;

ITALY; PO BASIN; PO RIVER;

EID: 84926430339     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.096     Document Type: Article

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