The hydrological signifance of mountains: From regional to global scale

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1016-1029

  Viviroli, Daniel ^a   Weingartner, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

European Alps; Global comparative assessment; Mountain hydrology; Rhine River; Runoff; Sustainability; Water resources

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAIN;

HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAIN;

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN ALPS; GLOBAL POPULATION; HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAIN REGIONS; RHINE RIVER; RUNOFF CHARACTERISTICS;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TOWERS;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 18944381972     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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