An integrated water resource management tool for the Himalayan region

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1001-1012

  Rees, H G ^a   Holmes, M G R ^a   Fry, M J ^a   Young, A R ^a   Pitson, D G ^a   Kansakar, S R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department Hydrology and Meteorology ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

FRIEND; Himalaya; Low flows; Recession curve; Regionalisation; Software tool; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

FRIEND; HIMALAYA; LOW FLOWS; RECESSION CURVE; REGIONALISATION; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DRY SEASON; FLOOD; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONSOON; SPATIAL DATA; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646540773     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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