Hydrologic impacts of ensemble RCMs-projected climate changes in the Athabasca River Basin, Canada Hydrologic impacts of ensemble RCMs-projected climate changes in the Athabasca River Basin, Canada

Abstract In this study, the Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS) and the Regional Climate Model (RegCM) system as well as the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) macroscale hydrologic model were integrated into a general framework to investigate impacts of future climates on the hydrologic regime of the Athabasca River basin. Regional climate models (RCMs) including PRECIS and RegCM were used to develop ensemble …