Impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs dynamics and restoration policies

Sustainability Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-199

  Sahoo, G B ^a   Schladow, S G ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Lake clarity model; Lake or reservoir mixing; Lake restoration management scenarios; Lake stability; Lake water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049084197     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-008-0056-y     Document Type: Article

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