Screening climatic and non-climatic risks to Australian catchments

Geographical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-274

  Preston, Benjamin L ^a   Jones, R N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Climate change; Risk assessment; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 48949097514     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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