Combined effects of climate models, hydrological model structures and land use scenarios on hydrological impacts of climate change

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 535, Issue , 2016, Pages 301-317

  Karlsson, Ida B ^a   Sonnenborg, Torben O ^a   Refsgaard, Jens Christian ^a   Trolle, Dennis ^b,d   Børgesen, Christen Duus ^b,d   Olesen, Jørgen E ^b,d   Jeppesen, Erik ^b,d   Jensen, Karsten H ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Sino Danish Centre for Education and Research (SDC)   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate change impact; Hydrological model structure; Land use changes; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MODEL STRUCTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND-USE CHANGE; LAND-USE SCENARIO; UNCERTAINTIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DISCHARGE; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DENMARK;

EID: 84958231012     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.01.069     Document Type: Article

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