Geo-engineering dams for both global cooling and water conservation

Water

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 101-104

  Edmonds, Ian ^a  

^a R and D company ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING EFFECTS; EARTH'S SURFACE; EVAPORATION RATE; GLOBAL COOLING; GLOBAL TEMPERATURES; MITIGATION EFFICIENCY; SIMPLE EXPRESSION; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; WATER YIELD;

COOLING; DAMS; EVAPORATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COOLING; DAM CONSTRUCTION; EVAPORATION; GLOBAL WARMING; INCOME; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBAN AREA; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER YIELD;

AUSTRALIA; HUME DAM;

EID: 77957992953     PISSN: 03100367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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