Application of a distributed catchment model to investigate hydrological impacts of climate change within Poyang Lake catchment (China)

Hydrology Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 120-135

  Li, Y L ^a   Tao, H ^a   Yao, J ^a   Zhang, Q ^a,b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate Change Scenarios; Hydrological Model; Poyang Lake Catchment; Regional Climate Model; River Discharge

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; DROUGHT; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; RUNOFF;

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PO-YANG LAKES; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW;

CHINA; JIANGXI; POYANG BASIN;

EID: 85009212398     PISSN: 19989563     EISSN: 22247955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2016.234     Document Type: Article

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