Sensitivities of water supply planning decisions to streamflow and climate scenario uncertainties

Water Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-340

  Risbey, James S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002823916     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-7017(98)00023-3     Document Type: Article

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