A conceptual and statistical approach for the analysis of climate impact on ground water table fluctuation patterns in cold conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 388, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Okkonen, Jarkko ^a   Kløve, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Budget model; Cold region; Esker; Hydrology; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS; WATERWORKS;

COLD REGIONS; ESKER; GROUND WATER SYSTEMS; GROUND WATER TABLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STATISTICAL APPROACH; STATISTICAL MODELING; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SNOWMELT; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER TABLE;

FINLAND;

EID: 77956056206     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.02.015     Document Type: Article

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