Climate change impact assessment on water inflow to a coastal lagoon: the Ria de Aveiro watershed, Portugal;Evaluation de l’impact des changements climatiques sur l’apport d’eau à une lagune côtière : le bassin de Ria de Aveiro, Portugal

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 929-948

  Stefanova, Anastassi ^a   Krysanova, Valentina ^a   Hesse, Cornelia ^a   Lillebø, Ana Isabel ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

climate change impacts; ENSEMBLES; hydrological modelling; input data reliability; multi model climate scenarios; Portugal; Ria de Aveiro catchment; SWIM; Vouga River

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; LAKES; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; COASTAL LAGOONS; ECO-HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; FRESHWATER INFLOW; SEASONAL CHANGES; WATER INFLOWS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL LAGOON; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER FLOW;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; VOUGA RIVER;

EID: 84929607249     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2014.983518     Document Type: Article

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