Development and testing of the WaterGAP 2 global model of water use and availability

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-337

  Alcamo, Joseph ^a   Döll, Petra ^a   Henrichs, Thomas ^a   Kaspar, Frank ^a   Lehner, Bernhard ^a   Rösch, Thomas ^a   Siebert, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Global water resources; Hydrological model; Integrated assessment; Scenario analysis; Water availability; Water scarcity; Water stress; Water use; Water withdrawals

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

RIVER BASINS;

WATER TREATMENT;

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EID: 0038469997     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.48.3.317.45290     Document Type: Article

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