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Vorwort / Foreword (German and French) |
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Abstract |
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Introduction
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| 1.1 |
Hydrological setting of the Rhine basin |
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Current knowledge of impact of climate change on ater resources |
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Current knowledge about the impact of climate change on the River Rhine |
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Objective |
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Model concept
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| 2.1 |
General |
| 2.2 |
Model concept of the RHINEFLOW model |
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Modelling flow types between the water balance compartments
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| 3.1 |
Snow cover storage and snow-melt |
| 3.2 |
Evapotranspiration and water storage in upper soil layers |
| 3.3 |
Water storage in deep groundwater and delayed runoff |
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Input data
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| 4.1 |
Input variables and parameters for the model |
| 4.2 |
Calibration and validation time series |
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Considerations for the use of the 3x3 kilometres grid size |
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Implementation of the GIS data base into the water balance model using the watershed tools
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Calibration and validation of the model
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| 6.1 |
Discharge representation |
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Validation of the evapotranspiration calculations |
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Validation of the snow cover and snow storage calculations |
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Sensitivity of the separation and recession coefficients |
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Sensitivity analysis of the discharge at the downstream (Dutch) part of the River Rhine
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| 7.1 |
Calculation of discharge scenarios |
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Results |
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Conclusions and discussion
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| 8.1 |
Model performance and application |
| 8.2 |
Model restrictions |
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Recommendations |
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References
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Appendix: The calculation of the total water balance
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Publications of the CHR
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Some information on the CHR (German, French, Dutch and English
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