Combined impact of climate and land use changes on streamflow and water quality in eastern Massachusetts, USA

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 379, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 268-283

  Tu, Jun ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AVGWLF; Climate change; Land use change; Streamflow; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AVGWLF; LAND DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MASSACHUSETTS; MASSACHUSETTS , USA; NITROGEN LOADS; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SUMMER MONTHS; WATERSHED SIMULATION; WINTER MONTHS;

HYDRAULIC MODELS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN; SIMULATORS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE EFFECT; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449463448     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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