Does bias correction increase reliability of flood projections under climate change? A case study of large rivers in Germany

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 3780-3800

  Huang, Shaochun ^a   Krysanova, Valentina ^a   Hattermann, Fred F ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CCLM; Distribution mapping; Flood; Germany; REMO; SWIM

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOODS; MAPPING;

CCLM; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; GERMANY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; REMO; SWIM;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 84930383176     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3945     Document Type: Article

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