Changes in Lena River streamflow hydrology: Human impacts versus natural variations

Water Resources Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Ye, Baisheng ^a   Yang, Daqing ^b   Kane, Douglas L ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate impact; Human influence; Lena River; Streamflow change

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROLOGY; PERMAFROST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

LATITUDES; SUB-BASINS;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW;

EURASIA; LENA RIVER; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 1042276086     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR001991     Document Type: Article

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