Some scientific problems facing research on hydrological processes in an inland river basin

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-392

  Kang, Ersi ^a   Chen, Rensheng ^a   Zhang, Zhihui ^a,b   Ji, Xibin ^a,b   Jin, Bowen ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Ground water soil vegetation layer; Inland river basin; Mountain hydrology; Water cycle

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; RESEARCH WORK; RIVER BASIN; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 58049191040     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-008-0050-9     Document Type: Article

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