Water resources estimation in less developed regions - Issues of uncertainty associated with a lack of data

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 303, 2006, Pages 72-79

  Hughes, Denis A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing regions; Hydrological models; Uncertainty; Water resources

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDROLOGY; RELIABILITY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPING REGIONS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; UNCERTAINTY;

WATER RESOURCES;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745765712     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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