Simulated response of groundwater to predicted recharge in a semi-arid region using a scenario of modelled climate change

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Toews, M W ^a   Allen, D M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

climate change; groundwater modelling; irrigation; recharge modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958492280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/3/035003     Document Type: Article

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