Climate change impacts on the hydrology of the great lakes-st. Lawrence system

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-179

  Mortsch, Linda ^a   Hengeveld, Henry ^b   Lister, Murray ^a   Lofgren, Brent ^c   Quinn, Frank ^c   Slivitzky, Michel ^d   Wenger, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES;

GREAT LAKES-ST LAWRENCE BASIN; WATER ALLOCATION;

LAKES;

EID: 0034205825     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2502153     Document Type: Article

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