The influence of climate science on water management in Western Australia: Lessons for climate scientists

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 839-844

  Power, Scott B ^a   Sadler, Brian ^b   Nicholls, Neville ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b The Indian Ocean Climate Initiative   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DAMS; GLOBAL WARMING; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RAIN; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE SCIENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EID: 21844461298     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-86-6-839     Document Type: Article

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