Multiscale streamflow variations of the Pearl River basin and possible implications for the water resource management within the Pearl River Delta, China

Quaternary International

Volumn 226, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 44-53

  Chen, Yongqin David ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^b   Xu, Chong Yu ^c   Lu, Xixi ^d   Zhang, Shurong ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER CHANNEL; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PEARL BASIN; UNITED STATES; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 77957124967     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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