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Producing reliable hydrologic scenarios from raw climate model outputs without resorting to meteorological observations
Pôle de recherche en protection des ressources, Institut de recherche et de développement en agroenvironnement
(IRDA), Quebec, Canada
Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux,
Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Philippe Lucas-Picher
Centre pour l'Étude et la Simulation du Climat à l'Échelle Régionale (ESCER), Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Groupe de Météorologie de Grande Échelle et Climat (GMGEC), Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM), Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Toulouse, France
Antoine Thiboult
Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux,
Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
François Anctil
Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux,
Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Short summary
A simplified hydroclimatic modelling workflow is proposed to quantify the impact of climate change on water discharge without resorting to meteorological observations. Results confirm that the proposed workflow produces equivalent projections of the seasonal mean flows in comparison to a conventional hydroclimatic modelling approach. The proposed approach supports the participation of end-users in interpreting the impact of climate change on water resources.
A simplified hydroclimatic modelling workflow is proposed to quantify the impact of climate...
