Comparison of CMIP3 and CMIP5 projected hydrologic conditions over the Upper Colorado River Basin

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3807-3818

  Ayers, Jessica ^a   Ficklin, Darren L ^a,b   Stewart, Iris T ^c   Strunk, Meredith ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; CMIP3; CMIP5; Colorado River; snowmelt; SWAT

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; RAIN; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; RIVERS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CMIP3; CMIP5; COLORADO RIVER; SNOWMELT; SWAT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CMIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOWMELT; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL;

COLORADO BASIN [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84985953126     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4594     Document Type: Article

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