Developments in hydrometric network design: A review

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Mishra, Ashok K ^b   Coulibaly, Paulin ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROMETRY; LAND USE CHANGE; NETWORK DESIGN; SURFACE WATER; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 70349859901     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007RG000243     Document Type: Review

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