Hydrological changes and its impact on water resources of Bagmati watershed, Nepal

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 327, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 315-322

  Sharma, Raj Hari ^a   Shakya, Narendra Man ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flood; Flow trend; Local hydrology; Nepal; Water management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

FLOW TREND; LOCAL HYDROLOGY; NEPAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LAND USE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746217921     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.051     Document Type: Article

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