Briefing: Ice, snow and water - Impacts of climate change on California and Himalayan Asia

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-126

  Fenner, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Hydrology water resource; Weather

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION MAKING; SNOW;

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT; GLACIER RETREAT; HYDROLOGY & WATER RESOURCE; INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS; SAN DIEGO; WATER IMPACT; WATERS RESOURCES; WEATHER;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 77952944649     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2009.162.3.123     Document Type: Article

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