?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4164%2F&rft.title=Comparison+of+Models+for+Climate+Change+Assessment+of+River+Basin+Runoff&rft.creator=Yates%2C+D.&rft.creator=Strzepek%2C+K.M.&rft.description=Two+lumped-integral+conceptual+models%2C+a+non-parametric+regression+model+and+two+annual+%22screening%22+models+are+used+to+compare+the+impact+of+climate+variability+on+5+basins+at+varying+spatial+scale+and+climactic+characteristics+around+the+world.+Where+data+were+available%2C+different+time+steps+were+used+to+address+the+influence+of+the+temporal+scale+on+climate+impact+assessment+of+river+runoff.+The+purpose+of+this+exercise+is+to+gain+insight+into+the+general+applicability+of+these+models+and+assess+the+impact+of+spatial+and+temporal+scale+on+model+results+derived+from+changes+in+two+key+climate+variables%3A+precipitation+and+temperature.+For+two+of+the+basins%2C+the+East+River+in+Colorado+USA+and+the+Mulberry+River+in+Arkansas+USA%2C+a+comparison+is+made+between+these+models+and+results+taken+from+past+research+on+basins+using+distributed+integral+models+on+a+6+hour+time+step.+An+additional+objective+of+this+study+was+the+selection+of+a+robust+model+that+can+be+used+to+assess+regional+vulnerability+of+water+resources+to+climate+change+where+data+availability+is+limited.&rft.publisher=WP-94-045&rft.date=1994-07&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4164%2F1%2FWP-94-045.pdf&rft.identifier=++Yates%2C+D.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F2536.html%3E+%26+Strzepek%2C+K.M.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1598.html%3E++(1994).++Comparison+of+Models+for+Climate+Change+Assessment+of+River+Basin+Runoff.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-94-045+++++