The climate and hydrology of the Upper Blue Nile river

Geographical Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-62

  Conway, Declan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue Nile; Climate; Ethiopia; Hydrology; Water resources

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WATER RESOURCE;

BLUE NILE; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033996635     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2000.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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