Hydro-climatic and land use changes in the river lune catchment, North West England, implications for catchment management

River Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-255

  Orr, Harriet G ^a,b   Carling, P A ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Climate; Land use; Rainfall variability; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; RAINFALL;

EID: 33644604540     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.908     Document Type: Article

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