Risk of exceeding extreme design storm events under possible impact of climate change

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Kuo, Chun Chao ^a   Gan, Thian Yew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change impact; Dynamic downscaling; Extreme storms of central Alberta; Regional climate modeling; Risk assessment; Risk chart

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STORMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALBERTA; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; DYNAMIC DOWNSCALING; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; RISK CHARTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84947710676     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: 19435584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001228s     Document Type: Article

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