The role of climate study in analyzing flood forming potential of water basins

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-236

  Rowshan, G R ^a   Mohammadi, H ^a   Nasrabadi, T ^a   Hoveidi, H ^a   Baghvand, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gorganroud watershed; Iran; Precipitation pattern

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; FLOOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PEAK FLOW; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; RUNOFF;

ASIA; CASPIAN SEA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 42449117704     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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