A grid-based approach to water scarcity estimates for eastern and southern Africa

Water Resources Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-115

  Meigh, J R ^a   McKenzie, A A ^b   Sene, K J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Grid based models; Water demands; Water resources modelling; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

WATER DEMANDS; WATER SCARCITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; MODELING; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0032741987     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008025703712     Document Type: Article

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